Abstract
The Effect of an In-Season 8-Week Plyometric Training Programme Followed By a Detraining Period on Explosive Skills in Competitive Junior Soccer Players
Highlights
During a soccer game, players perform a series of critical actions such as sprinting, changes of direction, jumps, ball recoveries, kicks and other actions which make a specific appeal to the ability to produce force quickly because such high levels of strength in the lower limbs are essential (Ramirez-Campillo et al, 2014)
Experimental design The objective of this study was to examine the effect of an eight-week plyometric training (PT) programme, consisting of explosive strength exercises for the lower extremities, on different motor abilities, kicking speed and individual technique in competitive junior soccer players
The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of an eight-week PT training programme on different motor abilities and on VO2 max in competitive junior soccer players
Summary
Players perform a series of critical actions such as sprinting, changes of direction, jumps, ball recoveries, kicks and other actions which make a specific appeal to the ability to produce force quickly because such high levels of strength in the lower limbs are essential (Ramirez-Campillo et al, 2014). Based on the consensual importance of the explosive efforts in the outcome of a soccer game, strength training is crucial in order to make them physically prepared for competition (Rodriguez-Rosell et al, 2016) In this sense, explosive high-velocity training has demonstrated greater improvements in the rate of force development and explosive actions in comparison with traditional weight training methods for maximal strength (Wilson, Newton, Murphy, & Humphries, 1993). Explosive high-velocity training has demonstrated greater improvements in the rate of force development and explosive actions in comparison with traditional weight training methods for maximal strength (Wilson, Newton, Murphy, & Humphries, 1993) This divergence could be explained by the absence of various crucial stimuli during strength training, in particular: segmental coordination, in regard to power transport by biarticular muscles, and neural control mechanisms for optimal movement patterns (Komi, 2008); specificity, according to joint angle and angular velocities (Komi, 2008); and eccentric overloading (de Hoyo et al, 2015).
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