The Effect of Different Strength Training on Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes

This study aimed to investigate the effect of a strength training program consisting of resistance band, core and plyometric training for 8 weeks on the performance success of football players. Ten active soccer players with an average age of X̄=16,60 ± 0,52 participated in the study. For the statistical analysis of the data, the changes in physical fitness parameters were examined after 8 weeks of the resistance band, core and plyometric training. The data were obtained by using the sprint dribbling test, short pass test, standing ball shooting test and foot pass ball shooting test developed by Rösch, Hodgson, Peterson, Graf-Baumann, Junge, Chomiak, & Dvorak, 2000. In this context, the "One Group Pre-Test - Post-Test Model”, one of the experimental methods, was applied in the study. Data analysis was performed with the SPSS 27 IBM program. In the study, the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test, one of the non-parametric tests, was used to determine the difference between the pre-test and post-test of the soccer players. In addition, the data were summarised by giving averages and standard deviations. According to the findings obtained from the research, it was determined that different strength training (core, plyometric and resistance band) increased the performance success of soccer players in sprint dribbling, short passes, shots with standing balls and shots with foot passes.