OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of an official soccer match on postural stability in youth elite soccer players. DESIGN: Single-group pre-post design. SETTING: Competitive soccer match. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty elite U-19 male soccer players (mean age: 17.7 ± 1.0 years) of which 11 completed the full experimental set-up. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Postural stability evaluated by unilateral stance tests for dominant and non-dominant lower limbs on a force plate under two visual conditions: eyes opened (EO) and eyes closed (EC). RESULTS: After the match, the centre of gravity (CoG) sway velocity with EO increased on the dominant and non-dominant limbs (median [interquartile range], 0.90°/s [0.60-1.10] vs. 1.10°/s [0.60-1.60]; and 0.70°/s [0.50-0.90] vs 1.00°/s [0.70-1.30]; respectively; p < 0.05). The CoG sway velocity with eyes closed did not change pre- to post-match. CONCLUSIONS: The soccer match decreased the postural stability only when the assessment was conducted with eyes open.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of an official soccer match on postural stability in youth elite soccer players. DESIGN: Single-group pre-post design. SETTING: Competitive soccer match. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty elite U-19 male soccer players (mean age: 17.7 ± 1.0 years) of which 11 completed the full experimental set-up. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Postural stability evaluated by unilateral stance tests for dominant and non-dominant lower limbs on a force plate under two visual conditions: eyes opened (EO) and eyes closed (EC). RESULTS: After the match, the centre of gravity (CoG) sway velocity with EO increased on the dominant and non-dominant limbs (median [interquartile range], 0.90°/s [0.60-1.10] vs. 1.10°/s [0.60-1.60]; and 0.70°/s [0.50-0.90] vs 1.00°/s [0.70-1.30]; respectively; p < 0.05). The CoG sway velocity with eyes closed did not change pre- to post-match. CONCLUSIONS: The soccer match decreased the postural stability only when the assessment was conducted with eyes open.
Authors: Jo Verschueren; Bruno Tassignon; Kevin De Pauw; Matthias Proost; Amber Teugels; Jeroen Van Cutsem; Bart Roelands; Evert Verhagen; Romain Meeusen Journal: Sports Med Date: 2020-04 Impact factor: 11.136
Authors: Jorge López-Fernández; Jorge García-Unanue; Javier Sánchez-Sánchez; Enrique Colino; Enrique Hernando; Leonor Gallardo Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-05-02 Impact factor: 3.390