The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitness
Background Optimizing the soccer players’ match preparation is one of the most relevant concerns of coaches for strength and conditioning training. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effects of three pre-match warm-up structures on the physical condition of male professional soccer playe...
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| author | Mehdi Ben Brahim Alejandro Sal-de-Rellán Adrián García-Valverde Hussain Yasin Javier Raya-González |
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| description | Background Optimizing the soccer players’ match preparation is one of the most relevant concerns of coaches for strength and conditioning training. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effects of three pre-match warm-up structures on the physical condition of male professional soccer players. Materials & Methods Seventeen male professional soccer players (age: 20.9 ± 2.4 years) of one Tunisian Professional Soccer League team participated in this study. Players performed three times a typical pre-match warm-up (WU) [aerobic phase (AE); neuromuscular phase (NM); velocity phase (VL); and ball-specific phase (BS) variating the order of the included phases/exercises: WU1 (AE + BS + NM + VL); WU2 (AE + NM + VL + BS); and WU3 (AE + VL + BS + NM). After each warm-up phase, players completed the following physical fitness tests: linear sprint test, countermovement jump test, 15-m ball dribbling agility test and ball shooting test. Additionally, the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) was registered after each warm-up. Results The results indicated significant differences between WU1 and WU3, with better results in the ball shooting test and RPE in WU3. In addition, there were no significant differences in the other variables and between other warm-up structures. These findings could be of great interest for coaches to the strength and conditioning coaches for professional soccer teams in order to improve the players physical performance and perceived exertion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c459cf38668f45258399970c0c716afa2023-12-02T21:42:50ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592023-08-0111e1580310.7717/peerj.15803The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitnessMehdi Ben Brahim0Alejandro Sal-de-Rellán1Adrián García-Valverde2Hussain Yasin3Javier Raya-González4Health and Physical Education Department, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla, Burgos, SpainFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla, Burgos, SpainHealth and Physical Education Department, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, SpainBackground Optimizing the soccer players’ match preparation is one of the most relevant concerns of coaches for strength and conditioning training. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effects of three pre-match warm-up structures on the physical condition of male professional soccer players. Materials & Methods Seventeen male professional soccer players (age: 20.9 ± 2.4 years) of one Tunisian Professional Soccer League team participated in this study. Players performed three times a typical pre-match warm-up (WU) [aerobic phase (AE); neuromuscular phase (NM); velocity phase (VL); and ball-specific phase (BS) variating the order of the included phases/exercises: WU1 (AE + BS + NM + VL); WU2 (AE + NM + VL + BS); and WU3 (AE + VL + BS + NM). After each warm-up phase, players completed the following physical fitness tests: linear sprint test, countermovement jump test, 15-m ball dribbling agility test and ball shooting test. Additionally, the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) was registered after each warm-up. Results The results indicated significant differences between WU1 and WU3, with better results in the ball shooting test and RPE in WU3. In addition, there were no significant differences in the other variables and between other warm-up structures. These findings could be of great interest for coaches to the strength and conditioning coaches for professional soccer teams in order to improve the players physical performance and perceived exertion.https://peerj.com/articles/15803.pdfPhysical performanceFootballRPEPre-match preparationTeam sport |
| spellingShingle | Mehdi Ben Brahim Alejandro Sal-de-Rellán Adrián García-Valverde Hussain Yasin Javier Raya-González The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitness PeerJ Physical performance Football RPE Pre-match preparation Team sport |
| title | The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitness |
| title_full | The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitness |
| title_fullStr | The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitness |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitness |
| title_short | The effect of three different pre-match warm-up structures on male professional soccer players’ physical fitness |
| title_sort | effect of three different pre match warm up structures on male professional soccer players physical fitness |
| topic | Physical performance Football RPE Pre-match preparation Team sport |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/15803.pdf |
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