TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing physical fitness adaptations in collegiate male soccer players through training load parameters
T2 - a two-arm randomized study on combined small-sided games and running-based high-intensity interval training
AU - Quan, Yan Xiu
AU - Zhao, Yong Xing
AU - Musa, Rabiu Muazu
AU - Morgans, Ryland
AU - Silva, Rui Miguel
AU - Hung, Chin Hwai
AU - Chen, Yung Sheng
N1 - Copyright © 2024 Quan, Zhao, Musa, Morgans, Silva, Hung and Chen.
PY - 2024/9/11
Y1 - 2024/9/11
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the effects of a 4-week intervention combining small-sided games (SSGs) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on physical fitness in collegiate male soccer players. Methods: Twenty-one soccer players were randomly assigned to either the HIIT + SSGs group (n = 11) or a control group (n = 10). Physical fitness was assessed at baseline and 1-week post-intervention, including countermovement jump (CMJ), change of direction (COD) test, sprint test, repeated sprint ability (RSA) test, and 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test (30-15IFT). The intervention comprised eight sessions over 4 weeks: four SSGs and four HIIT. Results: The intervention group showed small to moderate improvements: mean RSA improved by 4.5% (p = 0.07), CMJ increased by 3.2% (p = 0.12), and 30–15IFT scores enhanced by 6.8% (p = 0.09). Key predictors of group membership included heart rate load per minute (OR 1.602) and various GPS variables. Conclusion: The 4-week intervention combining SSGs with HIIT did not produce statistically significant improvements in most physical fitness variables compared to the control group. Although there were positive trends in variables such as RSA and 30-15IFT, these changes were modest and not statistically significant. The results suggest that while the combined SSGs and HIIT approach shows potential, its impact on physical fitness over a 4-week period is limited, with some variables, like CMJ, even showing decreases.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the effects of a 4-week intervention combining small-sided games (SSGs) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on physical fitness in collegiate male soccer players. Methods: Twenty-one soccer players were randomly assigned to either the HIIT + SSGs group (n = 11) or a control group (n = 10). Physical fitness was assessed at baseline and 1-week post-intervention, including countermovement jump (CMJ), change of direction (COD) test, sprint test, repeated sprint ability (RSA) test, and 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test (30-15IFT). The intervention comprised eight sessions over 4 weeks: four SSGs and four HIIT. Results: The intervention group showed small to moderate improvements: mean RSA improved by 4.5% (p = 0.07), CMJ increased by 3.2% (p = 0.12), and 30–15IFT scores enhanced by 6.8% (p = 0.09). Key predictors of group membership included heart rate load per minute (OR 1.602) and various GPS variables. Conclusion: The 4-week intervention combining SSGs with HIIT did not produce statistically significant improvements in most physical fitness variables compared to the control group. Although there were positive trends in variables such as RSA and 30-15IFT, these changes were modest and not statistically significant. The results suggest that while the combined SSGs and HIIT approach shows potential, its impact on physical fitness over a 4-week period is limited, with some variables, like CMJ, even showing decreases.
KW - athletic performance
KW - drill-based games
KW - football
KW - physical fitness
KW - training load
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U2 - 10.3389/fphys.2024.1466386
DO - 10.3389/fphys.2024.1466386
M3 - Article
C2 - 39351281
AN - SCOPUS:85205364583
SN - 1664-042X
VL - 15
SP - 1466386
JO - Frontiers in Physiology
JF - Frontiers in Physiology
M1 - 1466386
ER -