Clinical Trial: Elastic Band-Resisted Plyometric Training in Young Soccer Players

U.S., Jan. 27 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07367230) titled 'Elastic Band-Resisted Plyometric Training in Young Soccer Players' on Jan. 16.

Brief Summary: This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of elastic band-resisted plyometric training (EBPT) on jump performance in young male soccer players. Thirty-three youth soccer players aged 14-15 years were randomly assigned to one of three groups: elastic band-resisted plyometric training (EBPT, n=10), traditional plyometric training (PLT, n=11), or control (CON, n=12). Both training groups completed a 6-week intervention consisting of 2 sessions per week with 350-800 foot contacts per session. The primary outcome was countermovem...