Acute Responses to a Potentiation Warm-up Protocol on Sprint and Change of Direction in Female Football Players: a Randomized Controlled Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
- Enrollment
- 17
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Agility T-test
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to determine if the performance of female football players is affected after exposure to a potentiation protocol. It is hypothesized that performance in the selected physical tests will improve significantly and meaningfully after performing the chosen potentiation protocol compared to the control group's warm-up.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Basic Science
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •players from any playing position (except goalkeepers) able to train without limitations.
Exclusion Criteria
- •players with any existing medical conditions that could compromise participation.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Agility T-test
Time Frame: First moment: beginning of the first training session; Second moment: at the end of the third week, after the fourth protocol session had been completed.
Used to determine speed with directional changes such as forward sprinting, left and right side shuffling.
40-m sprint test
Time Frame: First moment: beginning of the first training session; Second moment: at the end of the third week, after the fourth protocol session had been completed.
After a 5 s countdown, the participants ran forward following the route marked by cones, one at 0m indicating the start place and the other at 40m indicating the finish place. Participants started the test from a standing start position with the front foot approximately 2 cm behind the first cone.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported