Reviewing the Effect of the Stretch-Shortening Cycle Workouts on Shot Hit Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the stretch-shortening workouts for male football players between the ages of 18 and 20 on shot hit performance. Material: A pretest-posttest trial method with the control group was used in the research. Sixteen male footballers between the ages of 18 and 20 voluntarily participated in our survey. The footballers were divided into two groups by the random method, and thus the experimental group (8 footballers) and control group (8 footballers) were constituted. The pretest values of the experimental and control groups were recorded by applying the Dewitt-Dugan shot hit test before eight weeks of training. The experimental group performed technical-tactical training with stretch-shortening cycle workouts for 90 minutes three days a week, while the control group solely performed technical-tactical training for 90 minutes three days a week. Both groups were tested after the eight-week training program to obtain the final test values. Two measurements each were taken from the athletes, and the evaluation considered the best data. SPSS 21 packaged software calculated the descriptive statistics of the data collected; these data were analyzed by Mann Whitney-U, and Wilcoxon Signed tests. Statistically, significance degree was set at (p0.05). Conclusions: In conclusion, while there is an effect of the stretch-shortening workouts on the shot hit performance of in-group athletes before eight weeks of technical-tactical football training, there is no significant difference between the groups. Stretch-shortening cycle workouts can be suggested as an addition to the training of the athletes before technical-tactical football training.

Keywords

• football
• hit
• stretch-shortening
• shot