Title
Power training in elite young soccer players: Effects of using loads above or below the optimum power zone
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Sports Sciences
ISSN
02640414
Volume
38
Issue
11-12
First Page
1416
Last Page
1422
PubMed ID
31389308
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
31188
Abstract
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This study aimed to examine the effects of two jump squat (JS) training programs involving different loading ranges in under-20 soccer players during a preseason period. Twenty-three elite young soccer players performed sprint speed (at 5-, 10-, and 20-m), change-of-direction (COD) speed, JS peak-power (PP), and countermovement jump (CMJ) tests pre and post four weeks of training. Athletes were pair-matched in two groups according to their optimum power loads (OPL) as follows: lower than OPL (LOPL; athletes who trained at a load 20% lower than the OPL) and higher than OPL (HOPL; athletes who trained at a load 20% higher than the OPL). Magnitude-based inferences were used to compare pre- and post-training measures. Meaningful increases in the PP JS were observed for both groups. Likely and possible improvements were observed in the 5- and 10-m sprint velocity in the LOPL group. Meanwhile, possible and likely improvements were observed in the CMJ, 5- and 10-m sprint velocity, and COD speed in the HOPL group. Overall, both training schemes induced positive changes in athletic performance. Soccer coaches and sport scientists can implement the JS OPL-based training schemes presented here, either separately or combined, to improve the physical performance of youth soccer players.
DOI
10.1080/02640414.2019.1651614
Comments
Loturco, I., Pereira, L. A., Reis, V. P., Bishop, C., Zanetti, V., Alcaraz, P. E., ... & Mcguigan, M. R. (2020). Power training in elite young soccer players: Effects of using loads above or below the optimum power zone. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(11-12), 1416-1422. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1651614