Soccer Performance
Conditions
Keywords
soccer players, warm up, technical-coordination, cortisol, adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, football
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of warm-up protocols administered to elite soccer players on technical-coordination performance and levels of cortisol, adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine, measured before and after the intervention.
Detailed description
The warm-up protocols included coordination exercises using different types of balls, with combined activities involving both the upper and lower limbs
Interventions
OTHERExperimental Coordinative training
The warm-up protocols of the Experimental Group included four types of upper and lower limb coordination exercises using different-sized balls, with intensity increasing week by week.
OTHERTraditional training (control group)
The Control Group warm-up protocol only involved joint mobility exercises and muscle activation, as used in their regular training activities.
Sponsors
Marco Centorbi
Alessandra di Cagno
Giuseppe Calcagno
Andrea Buonsenso
University of Molise
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* elite soccer players
Exclusion criteria
* no injuries in the previous 6 months; * no adherence to other training protocols; * no use of prohibited drugs and/or supplements that could affect the test results and exercises
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood analysis | at 12 weeks | adrenaline |
| Illinois agility test | at 12 weeks | Illinois Test with the ball, aiming to achieve the best time to complete the test. |
| agility test | at 12 weeks | Planned Y Test (right and left), aiming to achieve the best time to complete the test |
| Loughborough Soccer Shooting Test | at 12 weeks | Right and Left Side Shooting Accuracy Test. |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed