Effect of strength training combined with soccer training program on performance indicators of soccer players

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find the effects of strength training combined with soccer training program on performance indicators of soccer players. Complex training was selected as the strength training method for this study. Complex training is a combination of traditional strength exercise (e.g., squat) and plyometric/power exercise (e.g., countermovement jump) and is suggested to work on the principles of post-activation performance enhancement (i.e., higher-load activity stimulates motor unit recruitment thereby increases the force-producing potential during lower-load activities). Thirty male soccer players of the under-17 age group who were classified as amateur players were selected for the study. The subjects had reported no previous strength training experience.