| dc.description.abstract | Physical preparation in football is a fundamental pillar to optimize sports
performance. The inherent logic of this discipline requires repeated sprint
sequences with incomplete recoveries, generating fatigue in the players; for this
reason it is essential to have an excellent ability to repeat short and maximum
stimuli to achieve the desired results in official competitions. The purpose of this
work is to analyze the effect of a short intensity interval training program on the
performance of the repeat sprint ability (RSA) in 15 youth male soccer players
(U-16). Two evaluations were carried out: an initial or pre-program and a final or
post-intervention of the RSA, based on the test RCA Aziz et al. (2000), using the
RACES TEST® device from Chronojump®. A training program with a duration of
12 weeks was developed, divided into three stages of four weeks each:
Accumulation, transformation and realization. The results showed very significant
changes statistically (p£0.05) in all test parameters with the T test of related
samples, obtaining the following values: RSA Mean 6,28 s to 5,98 s; RSA Best
5,78 s to 5,69 s; RSA Worse 6,76 s to 6,31 s; RSA Ideal 46,29 s to 45,57 s; RSA
Total 50,26 s to 47,83 s and the Fatigue Index 8,58 % to 5,11 %. These values
corroborate that short intensive interval training improves the ability to repeat
sprints, therefore performance. In addition, it is a simple and replicable program
for all formative categories in soccer | |
