Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players.
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 soc...
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| author | Athos Trecroci Luca Cavaggioni Alessio Rossi Andrea Moriondo Giampiero Merati Hadi Nobari Luca Paolo Ardigò Damiano Formenti |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ecb9397317e4037bf41150beca8f1d02023-01-11T05:32:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011712e027768310.1371/journal.pone.0277683Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players.Athos TrecrociLuca CavaggioniAlessio RossiAndrea MoriondoGiampiero MeratiHadi NobariLuca Paolo ArdigòDamiano FormentiThe 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.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277683 |
| spellingShingle | Athos Trecroci Luca Cavaggioni Alessio Rossi Andrea Moriondo Giampiero Merati Hadi Nobari Luca Paolo Ardigò Damiano Formenti Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. |
| title_full | Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. |
| title_short | Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. |
| title_sort | effects of speed agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277683 |
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