Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players

Aloui, Ghaith; Hermassi, Souhail; Hayes, Lawrence D.; Sanal Hayes, Nilihan E. M.; Bouhafs, El Ghali; Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel; Schwesig, René

doi:10.3390/app11114767

Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players

Aloui, Ghaith; Hermassi, Souhail; Hayes, Lawrence D.; Sanal Hayes, Nilihan E. M.; Bouhafs, El Ghali; Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel; Schwesig, René

Authors

Ghaith Aloui

Souhail Hermassi

Lawrence D. Hayes

Dr Nilihan Sanal-Hayes N.E.M.Sanal-Hayes@salford.ac.uk
Lecturer in Psychology

El Ghali Bouhafs

Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly

René Schwesig

Abstract

This project investigated the effect of adding 8 weeks of bi-weekly plyometric and short sprint with change-of-direction (PSSCoD) training into standard training for elite youth soccer players from Tunisia. A training group (n = 18; age: 16.6 ± 0.5 years; body mass: 63.2 ± 4.8 kg; stature: 1.73 ± 0.07 m; body fat: 11.2 ± 1.7%), and control group (n = 16; age: 16.6 ± 0.5 years; body mass: 63.6 ± 4.3 kg; height: 1.73 ± 0.06 m; body fat: 11.6 ± 1.5%) participated. The pre- and post-intervention measures were squat-jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), standing long jump (SLJ), 5 m and 20 m sprint, change-of-direction ability (4 × 5 m sprint test (S 4 × 5 m)), repeated sprint ability (RSA), and static balance (stork balance test). The training group displayed superior jump (all p < 0.05; d > 0.49), sprint (p < 0.05; d > 0.52), change-of-direction ability (p < 0.01; d = 0.78), RSA (p < 0.01; d > 0.70), and static balance (p < 0.05; d > 0.49) improvements. Adding bi-weekly PSSCoD improves the athletic performance of young soccer players.

Citation

Aloui, G., Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Sanal Hayes, N. E. M., Bouhafs, E. G., Chelly, M. S., & Schwesig, R. (in press). Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players. Applied Sciences, 11(11), 4767. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114767

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 20, 2021
Online Publication Date	May 22, 2021
Deposit Date	Feb 20, 2024
Publicly Available Date	Feb 23, 2024
Journal	Applied Sciences
Publisher	MDPI
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	11
Issue	11
Pages	4767
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114767
Keywords	Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Computer Science Applications; Process Chemistry and Technology; General Engineering; Instrumentation; General Materials Science