Interactive Improvements of Visual and Auditory Function for Enhancing Performance in Youth Soccer Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Procedures
2.3.1. Health-Related PF
(1). Body Composition
(2). Cardiovascular Endurance (20-m Shuttle Run)
(3). Muscular Endurance (Push-Up)
(4). Flexibility (Sit and Reach)
2.3.2. Skill-Related PF
(1). Power (Standing Long Jump)
(2). Agility (Side-Step)
(3). Coordination and Speed (Dribble Test)
(4). Accuracy and Consistency (Pass Test)
2.3.3. RF (VRT and ART)
2.4. Training Program
2.5. Data Processing
3. Results
3.1. Changes in Health-Related Fitness Following the 22-Week Soccer Training Program
3.2. Changes in Skill-Related PF Following the 22-Week Soccer Training Program
3.3. Effects of RF Following the 22-Week Soccer Training Program
3.4. Correlations between VRT and ART and PF
3.5. Analysis of the Variables Influencing VRT and ART
4. Discussion
5. Practical Applications
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Participants | Age (years) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Youth soccer player (N = 78) | 9.54 ± 1.29 | 135.51 ± 9.72 | 33.11 ± 9.29 | 17.74 ± 3.13 |
Variable | Dependent Variable | B | SE | β | t | DF | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auditory reaction time | Visual reaction time | 0.424 | 0.069 | 0.530 | 6.114 *** | 2 | 29.208 *** |
10 m dribble touch | 0.038 | 0.009 | 0.366 | 4.225 *** |
Variable | Dependent Variable | B | SE | β | t | DF | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Visual reaction time | Auditory reaction time | 0.690 | 0.120 | 0.551 | 5.763 *** | 1 | 33.206 *** |
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Song, Y.H.; Ha, S.-M.; Yook, J.S.; Ha, M.-S. Interactive Improvements of Visual and Auditory Function for Enhancing Performance in Youth Soccer Players. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4909. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244909
Song YH, Ha S-M, Yook JS, Ha M-S. Interactive Improvements of Visual and Auditory Function for Enhancing Performance in Youth Soccer Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(24):4909. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244909
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Young Hoon, Soo-Min Ha, Jang Soo Yook, and Min-Seong Ha. 2019. "Interactive Improvements of Visual and Auditory Function for Enhancing Performance in Youth Soccer Players" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 24: 4909. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244909