In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 17, No. 12 ( 2022-12-1), p. e0277683-
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a short-term (4 weeks) non-soccer-specific training programme based on speed, agility and quickness (SAQ) and a soccer-specific training programme based on small-sided games (SSG) on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. Twenty-one participants were randomly assigned to SAQ group (n = 11) or SSG group (n = 10). They were tested pre and post interventions on physical (5 m sprint, 20 m sprint and sprint with turns of 90°) and cognitive (inhibitory control by means of the Flanker task and perceptual speed by means of the visual search task) performances. Although no significant time x group interactions were observed, the main effect of time was significant for cognitive performance and 5 m and 20 m sprint, showing improvements after both SAQ and SSG. These findings highlight that 4 weeks of SAQ training programme induced comparable improvements in cognitive and physical performance with respect to a soccer-specific training programme based on SSG in preadolescent soccer players. Non-sport-specific activities targeting speed, agility and quickness combined with cognitive engagement (i.e., SAQ) should be useful strategies as soccer-specific activities to be included within a soccer training programme for promoting both physical and cognitive domain in preadolescent individuals.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.g003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.g004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.g005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.t001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.r001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.r002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.r003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277683.r004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2022
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2267670-3
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