NCT06329193

Effects of Mid-Season Camp Period Loading on Sports Injury Anxiety and Physical Performance

Effects of Mid-Season Camp Period Loading on Sports Injury Anxiety and Physical Performance of Professional Male Soccer Players

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Celal Bayar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 19 Years – 22 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 3-week mid-season camp period loading on sports injury anxiety level and physical performances of professional male soccer players.

Detailed description

According to the periodization theory, the seasonal training process of soccer players is divided into four periods such as pre-season, early competition, late competition, and transition. In general, these periods aim to prepare soccer players for the competitive season, improve their fitness and physical performance, and reduce the risk of sports injuries. Therefore, the loading applied to soccer players during these camp periods are the key determinants of physical performance enhancement and the control of sports injury risks. In particular, the mid-season camp period loading is an important requirement to maintain the gains obtained in the pre-season training programs throughout the season. In this context, sports clubs prefer regions with different physical conditions (sea level, high altitude etc.) for the camp periods and allocate serious budgets for this periods. Previous studies largely focused on effects of the pre-season camp period on psychological state and physical performance in soccer players. However, few studies in the current literature focused on the mid-season camp period. To the best of authors knowledge, sports injury anxiety and physical performance responses to the mid-season camp period loading in professional soccer players has not been very well discussed. Therefore the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 3-week mid-season camp period loading on sports injury anxiety level and physical performances of professional male soccer players.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Exercise
• Athletic Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mid-Season Camp Period Loading	The daily gym included warm-up protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities and jogging), crunches, sit-ups, reverse sit-ups, prone bridge, side bridge, bench press, mini squat (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), lunge (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), leg extension, leg curl, leg press, calf raises (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), and cool-down protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities). The field-based exercises included warm-up protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities and jogging), dynamic balance (with different balance trainer such as Both Sides Utilized \[BOSU\], trampoline), tactical training, passing, dribbling, and shooting practice, agility and speed practice, and cool-down protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities)

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-15
• Primary completion: 2024-05-07
• Completion: 2024-05-15
• First posted: 2024-03-25
• Last updated: 2025-03-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)