This study aims to evaluate the short-term effects of resisted sprint training on sprint performance together with lower limb physiological and functional performance in young professional football players.
Ninety collegiate football players were recruited, with a mean age of 20.48 at the university campus. All of which were randomly divided into two experimental groups RST(n=30), PLT (n=30) participated in training for six weeks on alternate days (i.e., three sessions per week) and one control group (n=30) did not train. The control group was instructed to maintain regular activities and avoid any strenuous physical activity during the study. No significant between-group baseline or pre-to-post-training differences in anthropometrics were observed. Under the Declaration of Helsinki, participants were informed about the study's possible risks and benefits, and all participants have signed informed consent before participation in the study. Ethical sub-committee of College of applied medical science, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia approved this study (Ethics Number: MUREC-Dec.15/COM-2020 / 13-2).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
90
The Participants in this group had received plyometrics exercises; double leg jumping, drop jumping, hopping, bounding and hurdling.
Football Playground
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Knee Extensors Strength Test.
Pretest and post intervention strength measure.
Time frame: After 6 weeks of intervention.
Sprint Test.
Pretest and post intervention sprint measure.
Time frame: After 6 weeks of intervention.
Single-Leg Triple Hop Test.
Pretest and post intervention single-leg triple hop measure.
Time frame: After 6 weeks of intervention.
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