THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 INDUCED MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS ON PHYSICAL FITNESS IN YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS AT DIFFERENT MATURITY AND TRAINING STATUS

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2022-2-10
Ünlü, Gürcan
The purpose of this study was to examine the 27-week COVID-19 induced mobility restrictions on physical fitness in young soccer players at different maturity and training status. The 52 participants were categorized into highly trained (HT, n=27) and recreationally trained (RT, n=25) players. HT consists of sixteen pre-PHV and eleven mid-PHV, RT consists of fifteen pre-PHV and ten mid-PHV players. After measuring anthropometrics, the following selected physical fitness tests were performed: handgrip strength (HG), dynamic balance, standing long jump (SLJ), squat jump (SJ), drop jump (DJ)-reactive strength index (RSI), countermovement jump (CMJ), acceleration (10m), speed (20m), and agility (with and without ball: ZAWB and ZAWHB). The three-way-repeated measures design [2(time: pre, post) x 2(training status: highly, recreationally trained) x 2(maturity status: pre-, mid-PHV)] was utilized to test changes in physical fitness. The results indicate that no significant 3-way interaction (time*maturity*training status), however; significant time*maturity interactions for DJ, SJ, and ZAWB and ZAWHB, and time*training status interactions for 20m and dynamic balance with a tendency for significance for CMJ and HG. Impairments for DJ, SJ, ZAWB, and ZAWHB were greater in mid-PHV players than in pre-PHV players, and impairments for RSI, 20m, SLJ, and N-Y balance were also significantly greater in HT than in RT. COVID -19 induced mobility restriction impaired physical fitness of young soccer players. Depending on the components of physical fitness, the negative effects may be more pronounced in mid-PHV players than in pre-PHV level players and more pronounced in highly trained players than in recreationally trained players.

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G. Ünlü, “THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 INDUCED MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS ON PHYSICAL FITNESS IN YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS AT DIFFERENT MATURITY AND TRAINING STATUS,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2022.