RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of velocity-based resistance training on young soccer players of different ages
A1 González Badillo, Juan José
A1 Pareja Blanco, Fernando
A1 Rodríguez Rosell, David
A1 Abad-Herencia, J. L.
A1 Del Ojo-Lopez, J. J.
A1 Sanchez-Medina, L.
K1 Strength
K1 Team sport
K1 Physical performance
K1 Conditioning
AB This study aimed to analyze the effect of velocity-based resistance training (RT) with moderate loads and few repetitions per set combined with jumps and sprints on physical performance in young soccer players of different ages. A total of 44 elite youth soccer players belonging to 3 teams participated in this study: an under-16 team (U16, n = 17) and an under-18 team (U18, n = 16) performed maximal velocity RT program for 26 weeks in addition to typical soccer training, whereas an under-21 team (U21, n = 11) did not perform RT. Before and after the training program, all players performed 20-m running sprint (T20), countermovement jump (CMJ), a progressive isoinertial loading test in squat to determine the load that elicited a approximately 1 m . s(-1) velocity (V1LOAD) and an incremental field test to determine maximal aerobic speed (MAS). U16 showed significantly (p = 0.000) greater gains in V1LOAD than U18 and U21 (100/0/0%). Only U16 showed significantly (p = 0.01) greater gains than U21 (99/1/0%) in CMJ height. U18 obtained a likely better effect on CMJ performance than U21 (89/10/1%). The beneficial effects on T20 between groups were unclear. U16 showed a likely better effect on MAS than U21 (80/17/3%), whereas the rest of comparisons were unclear. The changes in CMJ correlated with the changes in T20 (r = -0.49) and V1LOAD (r = 0.40). In conclusion, velocity-based RT with moderate load and few repetitions per set seems to be an adequate method to improve physical performance in young soccer players.
PB National Strength and Conditioning Association
YR 2015
FD 2015-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22504
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22504
LA en
NO González-Badillo, Juan J.1; Pareja-Blanco, Fernando1; Rodríguez-Rosell, David1; Abad-Herencia, José L.1; del Ojo-López, Juan J.1; Sánchez-Medina, Luis2. Effects of Velocity-Based Resistance Training on Young Soccer Players of Different Ages. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 29(5):p 1329-1338, May 2015. | DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000764
NO Departamento de Deporte e Informática. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
NO Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo
DS RIO
RD May 1, 2026