EFFECTS OF DIFFERENTIAL STRETCHING PROTOCOLS DURING WARM-UPS ON HIGH-SPEED MOTOR CAPACITIES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS

• Published in: Journal of strength and conditioning research Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 203 - 307
• Main Authors: LITTLE, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, ALUN G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Strength and Conditioning Association 01.02.2006; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Acceleration; Humans; Leg - physiology; Movement - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Physical Education and Training - methods; Soccer - physiology

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different modes of stretching within a pre-exercise warm-up on high-speed motor capacities important to soccer performance. Eighteen professional soccer players were tested for countermovement vertical jump, stationary 10-m sprint, flying 20-m...