Comparación de la resistencia aeróbica entre jóvenes futbolistas mexicanos de una escuela de élite y no élite

The objective of this study was to compare the levels of aerobic resistance and how it evolves in youth soccer players of the same age from two schools each with a different orientation: one elite school and one non-elite school during the 2016-17 season. A longitudinal test was carried out among 44 players, 22 elite and 22 non-elite (M age = 15.49; DT = .96). For this the UMTT test was applied for its use at two different times during the season. The results show that the fatigue time in the initial tests were 16.04 ± 0.85 and 14.72 ± 1.06 km/h-1 in elite players and non-elite players respectively. In the final tests we observed an improvement of 0.75 ± 0.61 km/h-1 in elite players and in non-elite players an improvement of 0.49 ± 1.08 km/h-1, which shows was very significant for elite players (p < .05). In conclusion, elite players from a cadet level school have better numbers or values in regard to aerobic endurance than a non-elite school, in addition they showed greater improvements during the year.