Adolescent female soccer players’ soccer-specific warm-up effects on performance and inter-limb asymmetries

Pardos-Mainer, Elena ; Casajús, José Antonio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gonzalo-Skok, Oliver

Resumen: No studies have assessed whether changes in physical performance and inter-limb asymmetries (ILA) can be achieved with the FIFA 11+ prevention programme in adolescent female soccer players. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the FIFA 11+ programme compared with a standard warm-up on physical performance and ILA in adolescent female soccer players. Thirty-six adolescent female soccer players were randomly assigned to an experimental (EG; n = 19) or a control group (CG; n = 17). Unilateral/bilateral countermovement jump (CMJ), drop jump (DJ) and horizontal jump tests, two different change of direction tests, an ankle dorsiflexion test, the Y-Balance test (YBT) and inter-limb asymmetries were measured before and after 10 weeks of training. The results revealed no significant group-by-time interactions in the vast majority of variables (p>0.05). Paired t-test revealed significant improvements of the right [effect size (ES):0.56] and left (ES:0.49) CMJ, right (ES:0.74) and left (ES:0.54) DJ (ES:0.74), right (ES:1.27) and left (ES:1.26) posteromedial direction and right (ES:0.89) and left (ES:0.84) posterolateral direction in the YBT in the EG (p < 0.05). Right anterior direction in the YBT and V-cut test were significantly improved in both groups (p<0.05). For inter-limb asymmetry variables, no significant group-by-time interactions (ES:0 to 0.93) and an improvement between pre- and post-tests (ES:-0.76 to 0.49) were observed. Therefore, the FIFA 11+ programme led to improved unilateral jumping, dynamic balance and reduced lower extremity symmetries of several tests in adolescent female soccer players.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2019.85453

Año: 2019

Publicado en: BIOLOGY OF SPORT 36, 3 (2019), 199-207
ISSN: 0860-021X

Factor impacto JCR: 2.0 (2019)

Categ. JCR: SPORT SCIENCES rank: 42 / 85 = 0.494 (2019) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.758 - Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1) - Sports Science (Q2) - Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q2) - Physiology (medical) (Q3)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Educación Física y Depor. (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)