Effect of 8 Weeks of Functional and Traditional Resistance Training on Range-of-motion, Dynamic Balance, Technical Skills, Change of Directions, Linear Sprint, and Jump Performance in U-16 Norwegian Young Sub-elite Soccer Players

Injury;Sports Clinical Trial

Official title:

8 Weeks Quantitative Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating Functional vs Traditional Off-season Strength and Power Training on Physical and Technical Performance in U19-trained Male Football Players

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05534191
• Other study ID #: 438956
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 7, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 9, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: Aalborg University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To investigate how Norwegian youth football players' physical and elementary football skills are affected after an 8-week training period using the Functional Football Performance system or football performance.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 53
• Est. completion date: August 9, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 16 Years to 20 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Footballers aged 16 to 20 years old playing in the Norwegian G19 0. Division and Norwegian Tipping Leauge.

• Experience of at least three years playing football.

• Minimum seven out of ten on Tegner´s activity scale.

• The participants must be highly motivated for the project, which will be measured using the - Likard scale. Eight out of ten is expected (The participant will be anonymous in their registration).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Illness or injury within the last three months has kept the participant outside of football.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Injury;Sports

Intervention

Other:
• Experimental, comparator and control
To quantify the effect of a strength intervention for footballers on improved range of motion, balance, speed, jump height, and technical football skills compared to a training group performing basic power exercises and machine-based strength training and a control group.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	SSA Steinkjer	Steinkjer	Trondelag

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aalborg University	The Research Council of Norway

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mobility test	Measure range of motion (Degrees)	Day 1
Primary	Mobility test	Measure range of motion (Degrees)	2 months
Primary	Dynamic leap balance test	Measure improved dynamic balance (Secounds)	Day 1
Primary	Dynamic leap balance test	Measure improved dynamic balance (Secounds)	2 months
Primary	Loughborough soccer passing test	Measure precision in passing (Seconds)	Day 1
Primary	Loughborough soccer passing test	Measure precision in passing (Seconds)	2 months
Primary	Loughborough soccer shooting test	Measure precision in shooting and reaction (Points and secounds )	Day 1
Primary	Loughborough soccer shooting test	Measure precision in shooting and reaction (Points and secounds )	2 months
Primary	S180 sprinting test	Measure change of direction abilities (Secounds)	Day 1
Primary	S180 sprinting test	Measure change of direction abilities (Secounds)	2 months
Primary	Vertical jumping test	Measure jumping abilities (Cm)	Day 1
Primary	Vertical jumping test	Measure jumping abilities (Cm)	2 months
Primary	Agility with ball	Measure technical abilities with the ball (Seconds)	Day 1
Primary	Agility with ball	Measure technical abilities with the ball (Seconds)	2 months
Primary	10 m and 20 m linear sprint	Measure the ability to accelerate and maximum speed (Seconds; Km/h)	Day 1
Primary	10 m and 20 m linear sprint	Measure the ability to accelerate and maximum speed (Seconds; Km/h)	2 months
Secondary	Non-contact injuries	Count number of Non-contact injuries (Number)	Day 1
Secondary	Non-contact injuries	Count number of Non-contact injuries (Number)	2 months
Secondary	Contact injuries	Count number of contact injuries (Number)	Day 1
Secondary	Contact injuries	Count number of contact injuries (Number)	2 months