Saki F, Mohammadi H, Shakiba E, Ramezani F. Does SportsMetrics Soccer Training Improve LESS and Dynamic Balance in Soccer Players? A randomized controlled trial. PTJ 2021; 11 (4) :269-278
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1- Department of Corrective Exercises and Sport Injury, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.
2- Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.
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Purpose: Compared with other sports, soccer is an activity with a relatively high incidence of injury. To decrease the number of injuries, prevent early retirement, and provide a healthy and safe environment for players, preventive programs are highly recommended. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Sportsmetrics Soccer Training (SMST) on Landing Error Scoring Systems (LESS) and dynamic balance in soccer players.
Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial with pretest-posttest design and training (TG) and control (CG) groups. The statistical population comprised young soccer players over 18 years old recruited from Zulfaqarnasab Soccer Academy in Sanandaj City, Iran. The study participants were 29 soccer players with three years of experience in soccer clubs. The subjects were randomly assigned into TG (n=14, mean±SD age=18.40±0.5 years, mean±SD height=180.40±6.86 cm, mean±SD weight=70.47±9.62 kg) and CG (n=15, mean±SD age=18.64±0.08 years, mean±SD height=179.57±6.72 cm, mean±SD weight=64.64±6.61 kg). The TG group performed SMST three times a week for six weeks (each session lasted 35 to 45 minutes). The CG did not receive any intervention. The LESS (intraclass correlation [ICC]=0.82-0.99) and the Y-balance (ICC=0.91- 0.99) were used for assessing landing errors and dynamic balance. The obtained data were analyzed using the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) (P≤0.05) in SPSS (version 24).
Results: The TG showed a significant improvement in scores of LESS (F=48.23, P=0.0001), anterior reach (F=18.26, P=0.0001), posteromedial reach (F=21.15, P=0.0001), and posterolateral reach (F=17.94, P=0.0001) in posttest compared to their baseline results.
Conclusion: The present study results showed that SMST could improve LESS score and Y-balance, so we recommend that soccer coaches use SMST to prevent injury.
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• Specialized neuromuscular training for injury prevention should be used to improve the performance and dynamic balance of athletes in landing.
• Sports metrics soccer training (SMST) significantly affects the landing error scoring system and soccer players’ balance.
• Because of the relationship between landing error, balance, and injury, it is recommended that soccer players and coaches use SMST to prevent serious injuries, including anterior cruciate ligament tear.
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common soccer injuries. Athletes with this injury will be away from sports competitions for a long time. Hence injury prevention is one of the main concerns in professional soccer. However, on the one hand, most coaches, because of their specific expectations to achieve team goals, are reluctant to implement injury prevention programs. On the other hand, the effect of these programs on improving the physical performance of athletes is weak. Therefore, it is necessary to use a comprehensive and practical protocol that simultaneously prevent injury and improve physical performance sports teams. The study aimed to investigate the effect of sports metrics soccer training (SMST) on landing error scoring systems (LESS) and dynamic balance in soccer players. The results of the present study showed that SMST can improve LESS score and Y-balance. Lack of dynamic balance is one of the functional weaknesses that is very crucial in injury prevention and puts athletes at injury risk. Therefore, according to the present study results, SMST has significant effects on LESS and soccer players' balance. Because of the relationship between landing error, balance, and injury, it is recommended that soccer players and coaches use SMST to prevent serious dangerous injuries, including ACL tear.
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Special Received: 2021/03/8 | Accepted: 2021/09/26 | Published: 2021/10/1