The Effect of Static Stretching on Phases of Sprint Performance in Elite Soccer Players

Sayers, Adam L.; Caputo, Jennifer L.; Farley, Richard S.; Fuller, Dana K.; Jubenville, Colby B.

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“…One potential limitation of the present study is the use of pre‐defined high‐intensity speed thresholds for elite senior female players that are generally applied to elite senior male players. Given that top speed characteristics and anaerobic threshold indices of female players are substantially lower than their male counterparts (Krustrup et al., , ; Stolen et al., ; Sayers et al., ; Abt & Lovell, ), speed thresholds should ideally be individualized based on these parameters. For instance, research has indicated that the running speeds at a blood lactate concentration corresponding to 4 mmol/L are 9–10 and 13–14 km/h for elite female and male soccer players, respectively (McMillan et al., ; Ingebrigtsen et al., ; Kalapotharakos et al., ).…”

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The Application of the Yo‐Yo Intermittent Endurance Level 2 Test to Elite Female Soccer Populations

Bradley

Bendiksen

Dellal³

et al. 2012

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the application of the Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2 (Yo-Yo IE2) to elite female soccer populations. Elite senior (n = 92), youth (n = 42), domestic (n = 46) and sub-elite female soccer players (n = 19) carried out the Yo-Yo IE2 test on numerous occasions across the season. Test-retest coefficient of variation (CV) in Yo-Yo IE2 test performance in domestic female players was 4.5%. Elite senior female players' Yo-Yo IE2 test performances were better (P < 0.01) than elite youth, domestic and sub-elite players (mean ± standard deviation; 1774 ± 532 vs 1490 ± 447, 1261 ± 449, and 994 ± 373 m). For elite senior female players, wide midfielders (2057 ± 550 m) had a higher Yo-Yo IE2 test performance (P < 0.05) than central defenders (1588 ± 534 m) and attackers (1516 ± 401 m), but not central midfielders (1764 ± 473 m) or full-backs (1964 ± 522 m). Large correlations were observed between Yo-Yo IE2 test performance and the total and high-intensity distance covered (r = 0.55; P < 0.05) during elite senior soccer matches (r = 0.70; P < 0.01). A large correlation was also obtained between Yo-Yo IE2 test performance and (r = 0.68; P < 0.01). Performances in the Yo-Yo IE2 test were greater (P < 0.05) in the middle and the end of the season compared with the preparation period for elite youth female players (1767 ± 539 and 1742 ± 503 vs 1564 ± 504 m) and in elite senior female players, Yo-Yo IE2 test performance increased by 14% (P < 0.01) after completing 4 weeks of intense training prior to the FIFA Women's World Cup Finals (2049 ± 283 vs 1803 ± 342 m). The data demonstrate that the Yo-Yo IE2 test is reproducible and is an indicator of the match-specific physical capacity of female soccer players. Furthermore, the Yo-Yo IE2 test illustrates sensitivity by differentiating intermittent exercise performance of female players in various competitive levels, stages of the season and playing positions.

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The Application of the Yo‐Yo Intermittent Endurance Level 2 Test to Elite Female Soccer Populations

Bradley

Bendiksen

Dellal³

et al. 2012

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…However, the evidence relating to the impact of muscle flexibility on performance in soccer is limited and controversial. Research on flexibility in soccer has fundamentally focused on studying the effect of this capability on the incidence of injury [4,13,29] and the acute effects of stretching on subsequent performance [16,25]. Previous literature has postulated that a lack of muscle flexibility is an important intrinsic risk factor for the development of muscle strain injuries in soccer players [4,28].…”

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Effect of High and Low Flexibility Levels on Physical Fitness and Neuromuscular Properties in Professional Soccer Players

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This study aimed to analyse the impact of high and low flexibility levels of hamstring and quadriceps muscles on physical fitness and neuromuscular properties in professional soccer players. 62 male professional soccer players participated in this study and performed 2 instrumented flexibility tests (passive straight leg raise [PSLR] and quadriceps flexibility [QF]). Anaerobic performance was assessed using countermovement jump (CMJ), Abalakov vertical jump, 20-m sprint, and Balsom agility test. A k-means cluster analysis was performed to identify a cut-off value of hamstring and quadriceps flexibility and classify players as high hamstring flexibility (HHF) and low hamstring flexibility (LHF) or high quadriceps flexibility (HQF) and low quadriceps flexibility (LQF), respectively, according to the PSLR and QF performances. The LQF players performed better than HQF on CMJ (p=0.042, ES: 0.64) and Balsom agility test (p=0.029, ES: 0.68). In addition, LQF showed higher muscular stiffness than HQF players (p=0.002, ES: 0.88). There were no significant differences between HHF and LHF groups. When pooling the HQF and LQF players' data, the Pearson's correlation showed significant moderate positive association between muscular stiffness and QF (r=0.516, p<0.001). These results support the rationale that baseline stiffness is likely to influence athletic performance rather than flexibility level in soccer players.

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“…Stewart et al stated that performing only warm-up running provides a higher performance increase when compared to stretching or stretching combined with warm-up running [4]. It was found out in a study focusing on the phases of sprint performance that static stretching has a negative effect on acceleration time, maximal velocity sprint time and total sprint time [9]. As a result of another study, while performing active or passive static stretching extends the 20-m sprint time, active dynamic stretching, on the contrary, reduces it [2].…”

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“…The acute effect of static stretching applied to different muscle groups of the lower extremity on sprint DOI: 10.9790/6737-04022832 www.iosrjournals.org 29 | Page Moreover, the fact that stretching applied to the single extremity affects bilateral extremity indicates that neural inhibition results from mechanisms of not only local but also central nervous system [9]. On the other hand, those arguing that stretching affects the performance positively state that a stretched hamstring muscle prevents reaching the maximum speed during the sprint and the muscle flexibility should be provided with static stretching exercises [10].…”

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The Acute Effect of Static Stretching Applied to Different Muscle Groups of the Lower Extremity on Sprint Running

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Ercan²,

Başkurt³

et al. 2017

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Stretching is a conventional method applied by athletes to reach the maximum performance at the warm-up stage and to protect them from injuries. Although it is frequently applied by athletes, there is no consensus on the acute effects of stretching exercises on the performance. The aim of this study is to examine the acute effect of static stretching applied to quadriceps and/or hamstring muscle groups on sprint running. 45 males (

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The Effect of Static Stretching on Phases of Sprint Performance in Elite Soccer Players

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The Application of the Yo‐Yo Intermittent Endurance Level 2 Test to Elite Female Soccer Populations

The Application of the Yo‐Yo Intermittent Endurance Level 2 Test to Elite Female Soccer Populations

Effect of High and Low Flexibility Levels on Physical Fitness and Neuromuscular Properties in Professional Soccer Players

The Acute Effect of Static Stretching Applied to Different Muscle Groups of the Lower Extremity on Sprint Running

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