Three-Week Intensive Neuromuscular Training Improves Postural Control in Professional Male Soccer Players

Kowalczyk Małgorzata (), Tomaszewski Paweł, Bartoszek Natalia and Popieluch Marcin
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Kowalczyk Małgorzata: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Biometry, Warsaw, Poland
Tomaszewski Paweł: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Biometry, Warsaw, Poland
Bartoszek Natalia: Carolina Medical Center, Warsaw, Poland
Popieluch Marcin: Polish Football Association, Warsaw, Poland

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism, 2019, vol. 26, issue 2, 14-20

Abstract: Introduction. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a short-term, three-week intensive neuromuscular training programme on the postural stability of professional soccer players and to establish whether lower-limb dominance affects one-leg stability.Material and methods. The experimental group consisted of 16 professional male soccer players, and the control group included 20 professional soccer players who did not undergo any additional training. The experimental group was provided with three-stage progressive training twice a day over a three-week period during the preparatory period and then trained twice per week in-season for a period of 5 months. The experimental subjects were evaluated with the use of a stabilographic platform before the programme, 3 weeks into the programme, and finally after 5 months from its commencement. Total centre of pressure (COP) sway path was measured during one leg stance for the dominant and non-dominant leg with eyes open and closed.Results. After three weeks of training, the experimental group showed a significantly shorter COP path for the measurements taken with both open (p

Keywords: proprioception; balance; injury prevention; training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/pjst-2019-0009

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