ArticleJournal of human kinetics2019
Short-Term Repeated-Sprint Training (Straight Sprint Vs. Changes of Direction) in Soccer Players.
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- Comparison of the Linear versus Non-Linear Repeated Sprint Training on Lower Limb Sports Performance Tasks in Team Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of repeated sprint training on repeated sprint ability and short-distance sprint performance in youth soccer players: a meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
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- The Effects of Repeated-Sprint Training on Physical Fitness and Physiological Adaptation in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- The Acute Demands of Repeated-Sprint Training on Physiological, Neuromuscular, Perceptual and Performance Outcomes in Team Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Small-Sided Games vs. Running-Based High-Intensity Interval Training on Physical Performance in Soccer Players: A Meta-Analytical Comparison.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Comparative Effects of Sand- and Grass-Based Repeated-Sprint Training on Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance in Soccer Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Trial
- Comparative changes in cardiovascular measures following speed, agility, and quickness training and small-sided games in youth football players: a randomized trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effect of change-of-direction vs. linear repeated sprint training on physical performance in female college basketball players.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Impact of on-field repeated sprint training on aerobic fitness and anaerobic performance in football athletes: A matched-pair design.PloS one · 2025Article
- Improving of 6 weeks of repeated sprint training on the aerobic and anaerobic power of college-age male rugby players.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The effect of two sessions of combined jump and sprint training per week on fitness parameters in soccer players. A randomized controlled trial.Biology of sport · 2023Article
- When and How Do Soccer Players From a Semi-Professional Club Sprint in Match Play?Journal of human kinetics · 2023Article
- The Effect of Differential Repeated Sprint Training on Physical Performance in Female Basketball Players: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Applicability of Field Aerobic Fitness Tests in Soccer: Which One to Choose?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Review
- Effect of Online Training during the COVID-19 Quarantine on the Aerobic Capacity of Youth Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- COVID-19-Related Restrictions and Quarantine COVID-19: Effects on Cardiovascular and Yo-Yo Test Performance in Professional Soccer Players.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Repeated-sprint training (RST) is considered a critical training method in team sports. It is well known that RST effects may depend on several variables such as the duration of the protocol and repeated-sprint methodology. Few studies have evaluated very short-term protocols and compared different RST modalities. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 2 week RST including straight sprints or changes of direction (CODs) on physical performance in a sample of soccer players. This study used a randomised pre-post parallel group trial design. The participants were assigned to either an RST group using straight sprints (RST-SS = 18 players) or an RST group using CODs (RST-COD = 18 players). The protocols were: 3 sets of 7 x 30 m sprints for the RST-SS and 7 x 20 + 20 m (one COD of 180°) for the RST-COD, with 20 s and 4 min recovery between sprints and sets, respectively. The following evaluations were performed: 10 and 20 m sprint, agility test, repeated sprint test (RSTbest and RSTmean), and Yo-Yo Recovery Level 1. After the training period, the RST-SS did not report any performance variation, while the RST-COD showed improvements in the 10 m sprint and RSTbest (effect size = 0.70 and 0.65, respectively). The between-group analysis did not report any statistical difference between the RST-SS and the RST-COD. In conclusion, this study did not support the utilisation of a very short-term RST protocol with soccer players, however, the RST-COD presented some additional benefits in sprint performance compared to the RST-SS.
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