Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The maximal and sub-maximal versions of the Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2 are simply reproducible, sensitive and valid

  • Letter to the Editor
  • Published:
European Journal of Applied Physiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Bangsbo J, Mohr M, Poulsen A, Perez-Gomez J, Krustrup P (2006) Training and testing the elite athlete. J Exerc Sci Fit 4:1–10

    Google Scholar 

  • Bangsbo J, Norregaard L, Thorsoe F (1991) Activity profile of competition soccer. Can J Sport Sci 16:110–116

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bradley PS, O’Donoghue P, Wooster B, Tordoff P (2007) The reliability of Prozone MatchViewer: a video-based performance analysis system. Int J Perform Analysis Sport 7:117–129

    Google Scholar 

  • Bradley PS, Sheldon W, Wooster B, Olsen PD, Boanas P, Krustrup P (2009) High-intensity running in English FA Premier League soccer matches. J Sports Sci 27:159–168

    Google Scholar 

  • Bradley PS, Di Mascio M, Peart D, Olsen P, Sheldon B (2010) High-intensity activity profiles of elite soccer players at different performance levels. J Strength Cond Res 24:2343–2351

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Bradley PS, Carling C, Archer D, Roberts J, Dodds A, Di Mascio M, Paul D, Gomez AD, Krustrup P (2011a) The effect of playing formation on high-intensity running and technical profiles in English FA premier league soccer matches. J Sports Sci 29:821–830

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Bradley PS, Di Mascio M, Bangsbo J, Krustrup P (2011b) Sub-maximal and maximal Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2 (Yo-Yo IE2): heart rate response, reproducibility and application to elite soccer. Eur J Appl Physiol 111:969–978

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Cohen J (1988) Statistical power analysis for the behavioural sciences, 2nd ed. Lawrence Erlbaum, Hillsdale

  • Di Salvo V, Collins A, McNeill B, Cardinale M (2006) Validation of ProZone: a new video-based performance analysis system. Int J Perform Analysis Sport 6:108–119

    Google Scholar 

  • Di Salvo V, Gregson W, Atkinson G, Tordoff P, Drust B (2009) Analysis of high intensity activity in Premier League soccer. Int J Sports Med 30:205–212

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gregson W, Drust B, Atkinson G, Di Salvo V (2010) Match-to-match variability of high-speed activities in premier league soccer. Int J Sports Med 31:237–242

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hopkins WG, Marshall SW, Batterham AM, Hanin J (2009) Progressive statistics for studies in sports medicine and exercise science. Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:3–13

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Impellizzeri FM, Sassi A, Rampinini E (2006) Accuracy and reliability of a commercial video-computerised, semi-automatic soccer-match analysis system: preliminary results. In: The proceedings of the eleventh annual conference of the European College of Sport Science, Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Krustrup P, Mohr M, Heiner-Møller A, Krustrup B, Poulsen A, Bangsbo J (2006) The use of sub-maximal and maximal Yo-Yo intermittent endurance testing in soccer. In: The proceedings of the eleventh annual conference of the European College of Sport Science, Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Krustrup P, Zebis M, Jensen JM, Mohr M (2010) Game-induced fatigue patterns in elite female soccer. J Strength Cond Res 24:437–441

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Mendez-Villanueva A, Buchheit M (2011) Physical capacity-match physical performance relationships in soccer: simply, more complex. Eur J Appl Physiol 111(9):2387–2389

    Google Scholar 

  • Mendez-Villanueva A, Buchheit M, Kuitunen S, Douglas A, Peltola E, Bourdon P (2011) Age-related differences in acceleration, maximum running speed, and repeated-sprint performance in young soccer players. J Sports Sci 29:477–484

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Michalsik L, Bangsbo J (1995) Evaluation of physical performance of soccer players by the Yo Yo intermittent endurance test 11th World Congress on Science and Football, May, Cardiff, Wales

  • Mohr M, Krustrup P, Bangsbo J (2003) Match performance of high standard soccer players with special reference to development of fatigue. J Sports Sci 21:519–528

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Mujika I, Santisteban J, Impellizzeri FM, Castagna C (2009) Fitness determinants of success in men’s and women’s football. J Sports Sci 27:107–114

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Rampinini E, Coutts AJ, Castagna C, Sassi R, Impellizzeri FM (2007) Variation in top level soccer match performance. Int J Sports Med 28:1018–1024

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Randers MB, Mujika I, Hewitt A, Santisteban J, Bischoff R, Solano R, Zubillaga A, Peltola E, Krustrup P, Mohr M (2010) Application of four different football match analysis systems: a comparative study. J Sports Sci 28:171–182

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Rebelo AN, Ascensao AA, Magalhaes JF, Bischoff R, Bendiksen M, Krustrup P (2011) Elite futsal refereeing: activity profile and physiological demands. J Strength Cond Res 25:980–987

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Rienzi E, Drust B, Reilly T, Carter EL, Martin A (2000) Investigation of anthropometric and work-rate profiles of elite South American International soccer players. J Sports Med Phys Fit 40:162–169

    CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Soccer Research Group, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK

    Paul S. Bradley & Michele Di Mascio

  2. Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jens Bangsbo & Peter Krustrup

  3. Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

    Peter Krustrup

Authors
  1. Paul S. Bradley
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Michele Di Mascio
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Jens Bangsbo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Peter Krustrup
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Paul S. Bradley.

Additional information

Communicated by Susan A. Ward.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Bradley, P.S., Mascio, M.D., Bangsbo, J. et al. The maximal and sub-maximal versions of the Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2 are simply reproducible, sensitive and valid. Eur J Appl Physiol 112, 1973–1975 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-011-2155-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-011-2155-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation