Biology of Sport
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3/2019
vol. 36
 
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Adolescent female soccer players’ soccer-specific warm-up effects on performance and inter-limb asymmetries

Elena Pardos-Mainer
1, 2
,
José Antonio Casajús
1, 3, 4, 5
,
Oliver Gonzalo-Skok
2

  1. GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, C/ Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
  2. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain
  3. Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), Department of Physiatry and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
  4. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2- (Universidad de Zaragoza - CITA), Spain
  5. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Spain
Biol Sport. 2019;36(3):199–207.
Online publish date: 2019/05/29
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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.
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Lower extremity asymmetries, Change of direction, Strength, Intervention, Football, Females

 
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