Research summary · Training and performance
Next-day responses to a minimal-equipment soccer primer
Thirteen male youth players completed a randomized crossover comparison of usual field training with and without a preceding primer of drop jumps and 20-metre sprints.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Randomized crossover trial
- Journal
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Population / context
- Under-19 male soccer
What the publication reports
Five players exceeded a smallest-worthwhile-change threshold for next-day sprint improvement after priming, but the between-condition differences were not statistically clear. Countermovement-jump performance did not improve at 24 hours.
Limits and interpretation
The very small sample and variable individual responses leave the average benefit uncertain. Within-condition changes do not establish superiority over control, and the study did not measure match performance or longer-term training adaptation.
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The effect of a minimal-equipment resistance priming protocol on 24-hour neuromuscular performance in U19 male soccer players: A randomized crossover trial
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42834549DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2026.2741487Reader discussion
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