RESEARCH ARTICLE


Effects Of Jump Training On Youth Female Soccer Player’s Physical Fitness



Mario Sanchez1
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, Javier Sanchez-Sanchez1
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, Luis Bermejo-Martín1
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, María Villa Del Bosque1
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, Jason Moran2
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, Blanca Romero-Moraleda3, 4
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, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo5, *
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1 Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. Salamanca, España
2 School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
3 Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
4 Applied Biomechanics and Sports Technology Research Group, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
5 Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute. School of Physical Therapy. Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences. Universidad Andres Bello. Santiago 7591538, Chile


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile; Tel: +56951399868; E-mail: rodrigo.ramirez@unab.cl


Abstract

Background:

Youth female soccer players require high muscular power to overcome their opponents. Jump training can facilitate improvements in muscular power as has been demonstrated in youth male soccer players. However, studies in female players are comparatively scarce.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a jump-training program, as compared to soccer training alone, on the physical fitness of youth female soccer players.

Methods:

Fourteen physically active youth female soccer players (age: 16.0±2.2 years) were randomly divided into a jump-training group (n=8) or control group (n=6). Before and after a 4-week intervention period, the players were assessed with a countermovement jump (CMJ) test, multiple 4-bounds test (4BT), a 20-m sprint, maximal kicking velocity (MKV) and the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test (level 1; Yo-Yo IR1).

Results:

No significant changes in any of the dependent variables were noted in the control group, although small effect sizes were observed in CMJ (ES=0.33) and 4BT (ES=0.27). In contrast, the jump training group achieved significant improvements in CMJ (p=0.001; ES=0.85), 4BT (p=0.002; ES=1.01) and MKV (p=0.027; ES=0.77), with small to medium effect sizes observed in the 20-m sprint (p=0.069; ES=0.59) and Yo-Yo IR1 (p=0.299; ES=0.20) tests.

Conclusion:

Compared to regular soccer training that induced only small improvements in CMJ and 4BT, a jump training intervention resulted in small to large improvements in the physical fitness of youth female soccer players with changes seen in CMJ, 4BT, 20-m sprint, MKV, and Yo-Yo IR1.

Keywords: Human physical conditioning, Resistance training, Plyometric exercise, Sports, Youth sports, Athletes, Football, Musculoskeletal and neural physiological phenomena.