Effects of combined plyometric, strength, speed and change of direction training on youth male soccer players physical performanceA randomised controlled trial

  1. Leon Muñoz, Carlos 1
  2. Rodrigo Ramírez Campillo 2
  3. Pablo Traver Gil 3
  4. Eduardo Sáez de Villareal Sáez 1
  1. 1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

  2. 2 Universidad Andrés Bello
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    Universidad Andrés Bello

    Santiago de Chile, Chile

    ROR https://ror.org/01qq57711

  3. 3 Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
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    Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03d7a9c68

Revista:
Retos: nuevas tendencias en educación física, deporte y recreación

ISSN: 1579-1726 1988-2041

Año de publicación: 2024

Número: 56

Páginas: 577-587

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Retos: nuevas tendencias en educación física, deporte y recreación

Resumen

El objetivo de este estudio es determinar la influencia del entrenamiento pliométrico a corto plazo o del entrenamiento combinado (6 semanas) dentro de la práctica regular de fútbol en los saltos y las acciones de cambio de dirección de jóvenes jugadores de fútbol durante la temporada. Treinta jugadores fueron asignados al azar a tres grupos: pliometría (PL), pliometría + velocidad + cambio de dirección (COD) (COMB1) o PL + velocidad + COD + fuerza (COMB2). Todos los jugadores entrenaron 3 veces por semana y los grupos experimentales cambiaron el calentamiento táctico típico por un programa propuesto de pliometría o entrenamiento combinado durante 20 minutos (2 días por semana) durante 6 semanas. Antes y después del entrenamiento, se analizaron los saltos con contramovimiento con brazos libres (CMJA) y las pruebas L-RUN. El análisis dentro de los grupos mostró mejoras significativas en CMJA (ES: 0.73;1.27;1.16) en COMB1, COMB2 y PL, mientras que COMB1 y COMB2 también mostraron mejoras significativas en las pruebas COD (ES: 3.75; 2.15). El análisis entre grupos mostró mejoras significativas mayores en las variables de COD (p ≤ 0.001; p ≤ 0.001) en los grupos experimentales en comparación con PL. Finalmente, COMB1 y COMB2 no mostraron mejoras significativas en L-Run (p ≤0.234). La sustitución de algunos ejercicios de fútbol de baja intensidad con pliometría combinada con fuerza, sprints y COD durante el calentamiento podría ser una opción posible para optimizar la capacidad de salto y cambio de dirección durante el entrenamiento de fútbol en temporada.

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