The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players
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2024-01-23
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This study aimed to assess the effects of a multicomponent training program (ProSAS) on selected measures
of physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players. Twenty-six professional soccer
players (age: 25.2 ± 3.1 years) were randomly assigned to either the experimental (EG; n = 16) or control group
(CG; n = 10). Y-balance test (YBT), Single leg countermovement jump (SLCMJ), Single leg hop for distance test
(SLH), Side-hop test (SH), Speedy jump test (SpJ), Agility T-test (TT) and Lower extremity functional test (LEFT)
were performed before and after an 8-weeks training period. Additionally, any joint injury occurring during the
intervention period were recorded. Significant improvements in the EG in all tests (p = 0.001 to p = 0.014),
except for SLCMJ (p = 0.632) with the dominant leg were observed. CG displayed decreases in SLCMJ with the
non-dominant leg (p = 0.014), SH for both legs (p = 0.001 to p = 0.050), TT (p = 0.005), and LEFT (p = 0.001).
Inter-groups differences revealed better results for the EG in all variables (p = 0.001 to p = 0.008) except from
SLCMJd (p = 0.555). Moreover, the EG exhibited lower joint injury incidence and burden compared to the CG
(p < 0.05). These findings suggest that the ProSAS is an effective multicomponent program to improve
variables related to risk of joint injuries, and consequently, to reduce the incidence and burden of these
injuries in professional soccer players.
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Sergio Jiménez-Rubio, Javier Raya-González, David Lobo-Triviño & Tomás García-Calvo (23 Jan 2024): The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players, Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2307780