ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2026
Impact of unilateral single-mode balance training vs. combined balance and plyometric training on soccer players' interlimb asymmetry in balance and neuromuscular performance.
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- Effects of combined balance and plyometric training on athletic performance: a systematic review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
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- Unilateral Compound Training Reduces Lower-Limb Strength Asymmetry and Enhances Athletic Performance in Female Handball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Background: It has been shown that unilateral balance training (BT) enhances balance and neuromuscular performance in the trained and untrained leg and thus has the potential to reduce side-to-side differences. However, it is unresolved how effective unilateral single-mode BT compared to unilateral combined balance and plyometric training (BT + PT) is in reducing interlimb asymmetry. Thus, we examined the impact of both training modalities on soccer players' interlimb asymmetry in balance and neuromuscular performance. Methods: Sixty male elite youth soccer players were randomly assigned to a unilateral single-mode BT group ( Results: The analysis revealed significant main effects of test (pre Conclusion: Nine weeks of unilateral single-mode BT and combined BT + PT proved to be effective and feasible (attendance rates of ≈ 99%-100%). In particular, unilateral single-mode BT appears to be suitable for reducing the LSI value of the YBT-LQ anterior reach, which is a predictor for time loss non-contact lower limb injuries.
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