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NCT Number: NCT06690853

Effects of Coordinative Warm-Up Exercise Protocols on the Technical and Cognitive Performance of Soccer Players

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of warm-up protocols administered to elite soccer players on technical-coordination performance and levels of cortisol, adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine, measured before and after the intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Soccer Performance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Università degli Studi del Molise

Campobasso, CB, 86100, Italy

About this study

The warm-up protocols included coordination exercises using different types of balls, with combined activities involving both the upper and lower limbs

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • elite soccer players

Exclusion criteria

  • no injuries in the previous 6 months;
  • no adherence to other training protocols;
  • no use of prohibited drugs and/or supplements that could affect the test results and exercises

Treatment and study plan

Experimental Coordinative training

Other

The warm-up protocols of the Experimental Group included four types of upper and lower limb coordination exercises using different-sized balls, with intensity increasing week by week.

Traditional training (control group)

Other

The Control Group warm-up protocol only involved joint mobility exercises and muscle activation, as used in their regular training activities.

Primary outcomes

  1. Illinois agility test

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    Illinois Test with the ball, aiming to achieve the best time to complete the test.

  2. Illinois agility test

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    Illinois Test without the Ball, aiming to achieve the best time to complete the test

  3. agility test

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    Planned Y Test (right and left), aiming to achieve the best time to complete the test

  4. agility test

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    Unplanned Y Test (right and left), aiming to achieve the best time to complete the test

  5. Loughborough Soccer Shooting Test

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    Right and Left Side Shooting Accuracy Test.

  6. Blood analysis

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    adrenaline

  7. Blood analysis

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    noradrenaline

  8. Blood analysis

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    cortisol

  9. Blood analysis

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    dopamine

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Molise

Other

Collaborators

  • Alessandra di Cagno
  • Andrea Buonsenso
  • Giuseppe Calcagno
  • Marco Centorbi

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Nov 15, 2024
Registry last updated
Nov 19, 2024

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