The effect of resistance band and complex training on strength, power, speed and agility of soccer players
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v78.118940Keywords:
Resistance band, complex training, soccer, physical performanceAbstract
Background and study aim: Choosing the right training method is key to developing the physical abilities of soccer players. This study aims to test the effects of resistance band (RB) and complex training (CT) methods on the strength, power, speed, and agility of male soccer players aged 17-19 years.
Material and methods: This study is an experiment with a two-group pretest-posttest design. The research sample consisted of 30 players divided into two groups given RB (n=15) and CT (n=15) training. The research instruments were a leg dynamometer, standing broad jump, medicine ball throw, 30-meter sprint, and Illinois agility run. Data analysis used the paired samples t-test and independent samples t-test with a significance level of p<0.05, and calculated the effect size using Cohen's with the help of SPSS version 23.
Results: The paired samples t-test showed that both the RB and CT groups experienced significant improvements in all physical aspects (p<0.001) with a high effect size (d>0.80). The independent samples t-test showed that the CT group was significantly superior to the RB group in increasing leg muscle strength (p<0.001; d=2.32) and leg muscle power (p<0.000; d=1.27), while no significant differences were found in arm power, speed, and agility (p>0.05).
Conclusions: Both groups were effective in improving physical performance, but CT was the recommended training method for optimizing strength and power through the post-activation potentiation mechanism. In addition, RB was a flexible method for improving strength and power that could be applied according to the movement characteristics of soccer.
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