An 8-Week Program of Plyometrics and Sprints with Changes of Direction Improved Anaerobic Fitness in Young Male Soccer Players

Autor: Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, Lawrence D. Hayes, Aymen Khemiri, René Schwesig, Ghaith Aloui, Souhail Hermassi, El Ghali Bouhafs, Thomas Bartels
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 19
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 10446, p 10446 (2021)
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910446
Popis: This study examined the effects of 8 weeks of twice-weekly combined plyometric and sprint with change-of-direction (CPSCoD) training into habitual training regimes of young male soccer players. Participants were randomly allocated to an experimental group (n = 17, age: 14.6 ± 0.44 years, body mass: 61.2 ± 7.34 kg, height: 1.67 ± 0.09 m, body fat: 11.2 ± 1.56%) and a control group (n = 16, age: 14.6 ± 0.39 years, body mass: 61.1 ± 3.96 kg, height: 1.67 ± 0.05 m, body fat: 11.8 ± 1.47%). Measures obtained pre- and post intervention included vertical and horizontal jump performance (i.e., squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), and standing long jump (SLJ)), and sprint performance (i.e., 5 m and 20 m sprint). In addition, Measures obtained pre- and post-intervention included change-of-direction ability (4 × 5 m sprint test (S 4 × 5 m) and sprint 9–3–6–3–9 m with backward and forward running (SBF)), repeated change of direction (RCoD), and static balance performance (stork balance test). The training group experienced superior jump (all p <
0.05
d ≥ 0.61), sprint (all p <
d ≥ 0.58), change-of-direction (CoD) ability (all p <
d ≥ 0.58), RCoD (all parameters except the fatigue index p <
0.01
effect size (d) ≥ 0.71), and static balance (all p <
d ≥ 0.66) improvement. Adding twice-weekly CPSCoD training to standard training improves the anaerobic performance of U15 male soccer players.
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