摘要：Research in soccer players concerning relation of match activity and fitness tests have provided questionableresults. Therefore, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between fitnesstests and match activity among junior soccer players. Thirty seven junior soccer players were randomlyselected using stratification criteria: age and playing role. Anaerobic fitness was measured by laboratory andfield tests. In addition, total distance covered and distance covered during high-intensity actions during thematch was determined. The total distance covered was significantly associated with RAST (0.53) and Wingatetest (0.88). In addition, the RAST test was significantly related to HIR and sprinting. However, no significantrelationship (p>0.05) was found between all sprint tests and match activity during soccer matches. Thesignificant relationship between anaerobic fitness tests and high-intensity activities and total distance in elitesoccer league matches demonstrates the need to adequately prepare players for the running demands ofcompetition. The findings of this study clearly demonstrate that anaerobic fitness, as determined bycommonly used field and laboratory tests, is related to physical match performance in junior male soccerplayers.
