ArticleJournal of sport and health science2018
Effects of soccer training on health-related physical fitness measures in male adolescents.
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- Pooled it
- Combining HIIT with Small-Sided Soccer Games Enhances Cardiometabolic and Physical Fitness More Than Each Alone in Overweight Youth: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- Comparing The Effects of Small-Sided and Medium-Sided Soccer Games on Physical Fitness Adaptations in Untrained Men: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- Effects of Recreational Soccer and Team Handball Training on Cognitive and Physical Performance in Male Adolescents.American journal of men's healthTrial
- SOCCERSports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Why do parents sign their children up for soccer in the United States?Biology of sport · 2026Article
- How soccer team students shape adolescent athlete engagement: evidence from an actor-partner interdependence model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The effect of small-sided games and HIIT formats and competitive level on enjoyment and exercise intensity in young adult male soccer players.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Rationale, design, and methodology of My Body Is Fit and Fabulous at school (MyBFF@school) study: a multi-pronged intervention program to combat obesity among Malaysian schoolchildren.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Effects of "Football and Nutrition for Health" program on body composition, physical fitness, eating behaviours, nutritional knowledge, and psychological status among 7 to 10 years school children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Recreational Soccer Training Effects on Pediatric Populations Physical Fitness and Health: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Executive Function in Young Adults: Mediating Effects of Gray Matter Volume.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Twelve-Week Game-Based School Intervention Improves Physical Fitness in 12-14-Year-Old Girls.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Short-term effects of on-field combined core strength and small-sided games training on physical performance in young soccer players.Biology of sport · 2021Article
- Brain Structure, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Executive Control Changes after a 9-Week Exercise Intervention in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Predictive Analysis of Health/Physical Fitness in Health-Promoting Lifestyle of Adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Structure, Intensity and Player Duels in Under-13 Football Training in Switzerland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Eight months of school-based soccer improves physical fitness and reduces aggression in high-school children.Biology of sport · 2020Article
- Reducing Aggression and Improving Physical Fitness in Adolescents Through an After-School Volleyball Program.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe aims of this study were to (1) investigate the health-related physical fitness profile of untrained adolescent boys in comparison to adolescent soccer players, (2) determine the intensity and enjoyment of 6 v 6 and 4 v 4 small-sided games, and (3) evaluate the health-related effects of a short-period of soccer training in the untrained group.
methodsForty-one adolescent boys (untrained,
resultsAt baseline, physical fitness was higher (
conclusionAdolescent soccer players had markedly higher physical fitness compared with untrained adolescents. Small-sided soccer games practiced by untrained adolescents elicited high exercise intensity. While 8 weeks of twice-weekly soccer training sessions induced significant improvement in postural balance, the short duration of the study was not sufficient to result in between-group differences in sprint and jump performance or aerobic fitness.
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