Table 1.
Anthropometrics of the examined study cohort according to group allocation.
Table 2.
Exemplified NMT, ST and CG warm-up training programs.
Fig 1.
Schematic representation of the 15-m change-of-direction speed test.
Notes: Players were instructed to perform 3-m linear accelerations before the initial set of photocell gates where they entered a 3-m slalom section marked by three aligned pylons (16-cm of height), placed 15 m apart and then cleared a 0.5-m hurdle placed beyond the third pylon.
Table 3.
Design of the eight weeks neuromuscular training program (NMT).
Table 4.
Design of the eight weeks static and dynamic stretching training program.
Table 5.
Group-specific means and standard deviations for all outcome measures before (pre) and after (post) the intervention periods.
Fig 2.
The figure displays intra-individual and group mean data illustrating the effects of three different training types implemented in the warm-up on dynamic balance in highly trained pubertal soccer players.
NMT: neuromuscular training; ST: stretching training. CG: control group; CS-YBT: composite score during the Y-balance test.
Fig 3.
The figure displays intra-individual and group mean data illustrating the effects of three different training types implemented in the warm-up on self-confidence in highly-trained pubertal soccer players.
NMT: neuromuscular training; ST: stretching training. CG: Control group.
Table 6.
Correlational analyses of pooled data from all three experimental groups between training induced pre-post changes (deltas ∆) in selected measures of physical fitness and psychological variables in youth soccer players (whole sample, N = 46).