The effects of three hamstring programmes on strength and sprinting performance in female footballers: A randomised controlled trial
Participants in all 3 intervention groups demonstrated strength increases measurements after 4 weeks. Interventions of longer duration or different components should be considered for targeting improvements in sprint performance.
Authors
- Sam Timmons
- Aoife Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1234-8840)
- Aaron Connolly
- Enda Francis Whyte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9458-9498)
- Siobhan O’Connor
- Eve Hession
- Bernard O’Boyle
- Joshua Thorp
- Jonathan Kennedy
Institutions
- Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention (US)
- Dublin City University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342529
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00