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

Ghaith Aloui, Souhail Hermassi, Aymen Khemiri, Thomas Bartels, Lawrence D. Hayes, El Ghali Bouhafs, Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly and René Schwesig
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Ghaith Aloui: Research Unit (UR17JS01) Sport Performance, Health & Society, Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of La Manouba, Ksar-Saîd, Tunis 2010, Tunisia
Souhail Hermassi: Physical Education Department, College of Education, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Aymen Khemiri: Research Unit (UR17JS01) Sport Performance, Health & Society, Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of La Manouba, Ksar-Saîd, Tunis 2010, Tunisia
Thomas Bartels: Center of Joint Surgery, Sports Clinic Halle, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany
Lawrence D. Hayes: School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow G72 0LH, UK
El Ghali Bouhafs: Department of Sports Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly: Research Unit (UR17JS01) Sport Performance, Health & Society, Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of La Manouba, Ksar-Saîd, Tunis 2010, Tunisia
René Schwesig: Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: 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 < 0.05; d ? 0.58), change-of-direction (CoD) ability (all p < 0.05; d ? 0.58), RCoD (all parameters except the fatigue index p < 0.01; effect size (d) ? 0.71), and static balance (all p < 0.05; d ? 0.66) improvement. Adding twice-weekly CPSCoD training to standard training improves the anaerobic performance of U15 male soccer players.

Keywords: team sports; muscle power; complex performance diagnostic; training intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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