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. 2016 Apr 13:50:179-186.
doi: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0154. eCollection 2016 Apr 1.

Acute Effect of Different Combined Stretching Methods on Acceleration and Speed in Soccer Players

Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani  1 , Julio Calleja-Gonzalez  2 , Mansooreh Mogharabi-Manzari  3
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Acute Effect of Different Combined Stretching Methods on Acceleration and Speed in Soccer Players

Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani et al. J Hum Kinet. .

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effect of different stretching methods, during a warm-up, on the acceleration and speed of soccer players. The acceleration performance of 20 collegiate soccer players (body height: 177.25 ± 5.31 cm; body mass: 65.10 ± 5.62 kg; age: 16.85 ± 0.87 years; BMI: 20.70 ± 5.54; experience: 8.46 ± 1.49 years) was evaluated after different warm-up procedures, using 10 and 20 m tests. Subjects performed five types of a warm-up: static, dynamic, combined static + dynamic, combined dynamic + static, and no-stretching. Subjects were divided into five groups. Each group performed five different warm-up protocols in five non-consecutive days. The warm-up protocol used for each group was randomly assigned. The protocols consisted of 4 min jogging, a 1 min stretching program (except for the no-stretching protocol), and 2 min rest periods, followed by the 10 and 20 m sprint test, on the same day. The current findings showed significant differences in the 10 and 20 m tests after dynamic stretching compared with static, combined, and no-stretching protocols. There were also significant differences between the combined stretching compared with static and no-stretching protocols. We concluded that soccer players performed better with respect to acceleration and speed, after dynamic and combined stretching, as they were able to produce more force for a faster execution.

Keywords: acceleration; combined stretching; soccer; speed; warm-up.

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Figure 1
Acceleration time after static (SS), dynamic (DS), static + dynamic (CSD),and dynamic + static (CDS) relative to no stretching in soccer players. (a)Significantly faster time after DS versus SS relative to no stretching. (b)Significantly faster time after CSD versus SS relative to no stretching.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Speed time after static (SS), dynamic (DS), static + dynamic (CSD), and dynamic + static (CDS) relative to no stretching in soccer players. (a) Significantly faster time after DS versus SS relative to no stretching. (b) Significantly faster time after CSD versus SS relative to no stretching.
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