Human Movement Special Issues

Abstract

5/2018
Original paper

Could the deleterious effect of stretching only influence soccer players with better performance in the vertical jump?

Fabricio Vasconcellos 1, 2, 3
,
Renato Massaferri 2, 4, 5
,
Marcos Reis 6
,
Daniel Carnevale 1, 3
,
Paulo Gil Salles 3
,
Joao Brito 7
  1. Graduation Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. Laboratory of Physical Activity and Health Promotion, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  3. Laboratory of Football Studies, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  4. Graduation Program in Clinical and Experimental Pathophysiology, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  5. Graduation Program in Human Factors Operational Performance, University of the Air Force, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  6. Department of Physical Education, Estácio College of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
  7. Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Lisbon, Portugal
Human Movement 2018 vol. 19(5) special issue, 23-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hm.2018.79736
Online publish date: 2018/12/04
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Purpose

The aim of the study was to investigate the acute effects of high vs. low volume stretching exercises on vertical jump in youth male soccer players and verify if different performances at baseline could exert any influence on these effects.

Methods

Overall, 45 players (mean age, 14.0 ± 0.7 years) from the 1st division of Rio de Janeiro state championship were invited to participate in the study. They were assessed for vertical jump and stretching over 3 days. On day 1, they were tested for vertical jump after a conventional warm-up. On day 2, the group was randomly divided into 2 subgroups: one subgroup tested for vertical jump after low-volume stretching and the other subgroup tested for vertical jump after high-volume stretching. On day 3, a counterbalanced order of the stretching protocol was employed. Then, the baseline vertical jump scores were stratified in terciles to compare the effect of high-volume stretching between the groups.

Results

After high-volume stretching, a significant decrease in vertical jump was detected (–25.8%; p = 0.01; partial η2 = 0.63), while no differences were observed for low-volume stretching. Moreover, players with better performance in vertical jump (1st tercile) demonstrated a greater reduction in jumping height after high-volume stretching than those of the 3rd tercile (1st vs. 3rd tercile: –41.1 ± 3.6% vs. –21.7 ± 6.9; p < 0.05).

Conclusions

The results suggest that players with best vertical jump performance can be more sensitive to the alterations in muscle inhibition after high-volume stretching exercises.

Keywords

soccer, static stretching, lower extremity, muscle power, motor performance

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