SynthesisPerceptual and motor skills2021
Neuromuscular Training and Motor Control in Youth Athletes: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Biomechanics of Rugby Tackle Techniques in Youth and Adult Players: A Systematic Review of Age-Specific Injury Risk and Performance Implications.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of core training on physical performance in team-sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effects of high-intensity interval training and small-sided games on physical fitness in male adolescent team-sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of neuromuscular training for enhancing postural stability in young athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of neuromuscular versus plyometric training on physical fitness and mental well-being in male pubertal soccer players.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Training Sequence Matters: Neuromuscular Training Followed by Small-Sided Games Enhances Physical Fitness and Soccer-Specific Performance in Prepubertal Soccer Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Effects of Motor Control-Based Interventions on Pain and Functional Outcomes in Bowed String Musicians: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Dual benefits of neuromuscular training in adolescent volleyball players: knee injury prevention and athletic performance share a common mechanistic foundation: a structured narrative review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Core stabilization training improves balance in adolescent male basketball players: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Integrating calisthenics into volleyball training: effects on athletic performance and technical skills in adolescent athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Curve Sprint Ability as an Indicator of Neuromuscular Function and Physical Fitness in Youth Soccer Players: Comparative Insights from U14 and U16 Groups.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Evaluating Differential Basic Resistive Skills Training Effects on Sprint, Jump, and Agility in Young Basketball Athletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Analysis of Movement Variability During the Spike Jump Action in Young and High-Level Female Volleyball Players: Differences Between Categories and Playing Positions.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Effects of neuromuscular training on tennis players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Velocity and Acceleration-Based Differential Plyometric Training Effects on Young Basketball Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Impacts of dry swing intervention on bat speed and attack angle: an analysis of core intervention factors.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of neuromuscular training on dynamic balance ability in athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Our purpose in this review was to determine the effects of bodyweight-only neuromuscular training (NMT) programs on motor control of movement among youth athletes. We searched three electronic databases (CrossRef, Google Scholar, and PubMed), using the following inclusion criteria for selecting research studies: (a) healthy male and female participants aged 8-18 years who were engaged in organized sports; (b) interventions up to 16-weeks duration; (c) incorporation of a control group; and (d) interventions that utilized only exercises using participants' body mass. We calculated pooled estimates of effect sizes (standardized mean difference) for changes in motor control across nine studies (12 comparisons) using the inverse-variance random effects model for meta-analyses and 95% confidence intervals. Among the nine studies included in our meta-analysis, there was a moderate, significant effect in favor of neuromuscular training programs (0.79 [95% CI: 0.38, 1.20], Z = 3.76 [
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