Effects of In-Season Strength Training on Physical Fitness and Injury Prevention in North African Elite Young Female Soccer Players
Twelve weeks of an in-season ST resulted in larger physical fitness improvements and fewer injuries compared with an active control in elite young female soccer players. Accordingly, ST should be systematically applied in female soccer to enhance performance and prevent injuries.
Authors
- Anthony C. Hackney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-1472)
- Cain C. T. Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6610-4617)
- Hassane Zouhal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6743-6464)
- Mariem Bousselmi
- Urs Granacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-813X)
- Manel Darragi
- Amira Zouita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2266-9472)
- Ismail Laher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9447-4391)
- Houssem M. Karamti
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Université Rennes 2 (FR)
- Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de Sfax (TN)
- Manouba University (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00762-0
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.64
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg