THE INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ECCENTRIC EXERCISES ON SOME MOTORIC CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS

Authors : Atakan ÇAĞLAYAN, İbrahim ERDEMİR

Pages : 24-32

Doi:10.33689/spormetre.475382

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Publication Date : 2019-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :There are various training programs to improve sportive performance so that soccer-specific technical skills can be realized more easily. The aim of the study is to examine the effect of the training program that including eccentric and concentric contractions on strength, balance and agility in young soccer players. 26 male soccer players insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(age:12±1.6years); who played in an amateur sport club participated voluntarily to the study. Pre-tests were taken before the training program. There were two groups of athletes; the experimental group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EG; n=13); were applied exercises that including eccentric and concentric contractions while Control Group players insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CG; n=13); continued their traditional soccer trainings. The post-tests were taken at the end of the 8-week training program. Pre- and post-test included flamingo balance test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FB);, y balance test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(YB);, standing long jump test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SLJ);, vertical jump test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VJ); and Illinois test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IT);. When the obtained data were examined, EG athletes were statistically improved in all the parameters in the pre-, and post-test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05); and no statistically significant difference was seen in the CG athletes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. When the differences between the groups were examined, it was statistically significant in the y balance test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05; p=0.032); and Illinois test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05; p=0.022); parameters for respectively determining the dynamic balance and agility of EG athletes compared to CG athletes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. As a conclusion, eccentric and concentric contraction exercises performed before soccer specific training programs seem to be effective on dynamic balance and agility. It is also thought that such training programs could improve the performance of the athletes, and prevent them from lower extremity injuries.
Keywords : soccer, balance, agility, concentric, eccentric