축구선수의 신체 능력, a soccer player's physical ability

 

어느 스포츠든 강인한 체력을 요구하지만 축구는 특히나 그 중요성이 매우 강하다. 일단 전후반 45분 총 90분 동안 끊임없이 움직이므로 지구력이 매우 좋아야 한다. 인저리 타임(최대 5-6분)과 연장 전후반(각각 15분)까지 합하면 최대 125~6분 정도가 되겠다. 이는 전체 스포츠를 통틀어서도 제법 긴 경기 시간이다. 무엇보다도 작전 타임이 없으며 선수 교체도 공식 경기 기준, 경기당 다섯 번만 가능하다.

FIFA 규정상 교체된 선수는 재입장이 불가하고 한 번 경기한 선수는 48시간 이내에 다른 경기를 가질 수 없다. 90분간 선수들의 평균 이동거리는 약 8-9km이고, 순간 최대 스피드로 터치라인을 따라 세 번 왕복하면 아무리 훈련된 프로 축구 선수라도 이미 체력을 거의 다 소모한다고 봐야 한다.

실질적으로 축구에서는 좋은 판단력과 순간적이고 폭발적으로 낼 수 있는 빠른 스피드가 굉장히 중요하다. 물론, 스피드가 느려도 살아남을 방법은 얼마든지 있긴 하다. 얀 콜러, 마루앙 펠라이니, 나우두 같이 압도적인 키와 피지컬로 공중볼 다툼에서 높은 점프력을 보여주면서 우위를 점할 수도 있고, 페어 메르테자커나 마르코 마테라치같이 지능적으로 볼을 커트해 내거나, 후안 로만 리켈메, 세르히오 부스케츠같이 좋은 발재간으로 탈압박에 능할 수도 있고, 폴 스콜스나 스티븐 제라드처럼 강한 킥력으로 승부할 수도 있다.

 

 

All sports require strong physical strength, but soccer is especially important. For starters, players have to have good endurance and performance since they constantly move for a total of 90 minutes in the first 45 minutes of the first half. When the injury time (maximum 5-6 minutes) and the extended period before and after (15 minutes each) are added, the maximum duration will be 125 to 6 minutes. This is a fairly long game time in all sports. Above all, there is no operation time, and player change is only allowed five times per game based on the official match.

According to FIFA regulations, a replaced player is not allowed to re-enter the stadium, and a player who played once cannot play another game within 48 hours. The average travel distance of a player for 90 minutes is 8-9 kilometers, and it can be said that no matter how trained a professional soccer player is, he or she is already exhausted after making three round trips along the touchline at maximum instantaneous speed.

In reality, good judgment and instantaneous and explosive speed are very important in soccer. Of course, there are many ways to survive even if the speed is slow. You can gain the upper hand by showing high jumping power in aerial ball fights with your overwhelming height and physicality such as Jan Kohler, Marouane Fellaini, and Noudou, you can cut the ball intelligently like Fair Mertezaker or Marco Materachi, you can de-press with good footwork such as Juan Roman Rickelme and Sergio Busquets, and you can compete with strong kick power such as Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard.