Cycles of Training Sessions and Competitions of Youth Football Players

At the present level of football development, the requirements for athletic skills are increasing. Given a fierce competition in the international and national sports arena as never before, it is important to mobilize functional reserves and maximize individual inclinations of players to demonstrate the highest capability for sport in the period optimal for it. It is precisely a long-term training programme focused on the demonstration of natural inclinations that is a strategic area in the training of qualified athletes under the current conditions. Adhering to qualitative characteristics of the training process should become the basis for evaluating the rational structure of a long-term training process. The paper aims to theoretically and methodically justify the periods of training sessions and competitions of youth football players. Research methods are the following: general theoretical methods (analysis, synthesis, abstraction, comparison, generalization and descriptive mathematical statistics), systemic theoretical methods (structural analysis, functional analysis, structural-and-functional analysis, historical method, system modelling), a study of the printed and electronic sources of information, description, interviewing, expert survey. An analysis of scientific and methodological literature, legal documents and training programmes adopted in the countries with a high level of football development has made it possible to construct models of annual programs based on the years of study with further regulation of cycles of training sessions and competitions. Rational construction of the system of footballers’ long-term training is based on the introduction of changes in the organization and holding of children’s and youth competitions, pedagogical principles of managing sports activities and technologies for training youth football players, as well as methods of evaluating children’s coaches’ professional performance.

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The priority of sports results as the main destructive factor in the training system of young football players 6-13 years old

Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 15. Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports) ◽

10.31392/npu-nc.series15.2021.8(139).02 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 16-19

Author(s):

Oleg Bairachniy

Keyword(s):

High Efficiency ◽

Youth Sports ◽

Negative Influence ◽

Training System ◽

Football Players ◽

Training Process ◽

Full Disclosure ◽

Rational System ◽

Different Types

Achievement of high efficiency of functioning of children and youth sports schools is possible only in conditions of building a rational system of training young football players. The rational system of training the sports reserve in football, among other things, involves the maximum realization of the athlete's motor and mental potential in the optimal age intervals for this. The orientation of sports schools towards achieving a long-term goal and full disclosure of individual capabilities, starting from the first stages of many years of training, is the key to the emergence of qualified and competitive players. At the same time, one of the main features of the system of youth football in Ukraine is the excessive striving of the majority of coaches of children's teams for a result in a match and victories in tournaments. The purpose of the research was to study the specificity of the orientation of various components of training young football players of 6-13 years old in terms of priority of the competitive result. Research results. The article presents the results of the analysis of the negative influence of the priority of the current competitive result on the content and orientation of various types of training. The nature of the changes in the orientation of the training process and their relationship with the level of preparedness of the players in the long term have been demonstrated. Taking into account the interconnection of different types of training, the consequences of planning the training process were revealed, provided that the current competitive results are of paramount importance at the early stages of long-term training.

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Experimental methodology for the development of speed-strength qualities of young football players 13-14 years old, taking into account the rational ratio of exercises with and without a ball

Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 15. Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports) ◽

10.31392/npu-nc.series15.2020.5(125).22 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 115-120

Author(s):

N.A. Nesterenko

Keyword(s):

Strength Training ◽

Effective Means ◽

Experimental Methodology ◽

Football Players ◽

Training Process ◽

Training Cycle ◽

Competitive Activity ◽

One Year ◽

High Level

The article is devoted to the problem of improving the speed-strength training of young football players of 13-14 years old, taking into account the rational ratio of exercises with and without a ball. Achieving high sports results in the process of training young football players is one of the main criteria for the success and correctness of the educational and training process. Realization of technical actions of football players during competitive activity requires a high level of speed-power qualities manifestation. Despite the presence of a significant number of studies aimed at improving the process of special physical training of football players at various stages of long-term training, the main problem is the search for modern approaches to planning the process of speed- strength training in the annual training cycle, taking into account the rational use of means, depending on the specifics of competitive activity. Hence, the most urgent problem is the development of issues of organizing speed-strength training and the selection of the most effective means, as well as their ratio. The obtained research results allow to increase the efficiency of the training process among 13-14 years old boys who specialize in football. The application of the proposed methodology allows to improve the indicators of speed-strength readiness, as the main physical quality in the chosen kind of sport. A methodology of speed-strength training of young footballers of 13-14 years old in a one-year training cycle was developed, which was based on: the duration of the preparatory and competitive periods and their tasks; distribution of the macrocycle into mesocycles, which had their own characteristics and tasks; the content of training sessions, their orientation in mesocycles are stated. The blocks of physical exercises and their structures developed by us formed the basis of the methodology for the development of speed-strength qualities of young football players of 13-14 years old, taking into account the rational ratio of exercises with and without a ball.

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Are specific players more likely to be involved in high-magnitude head impacts in youth football?

Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics ◽

10.3171/2019.2.peds18176 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 47-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ryan A. Gellner ◽

Eamon T. Campolettano ◽

Eric P. Smith ◽

Steven Rowson

Keyword(s):

Data Driven ◽

Small Subset ◽

Football Players ◽

Head Acceleration ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Head Impacts ◽

Youth Football ◽

High Magnitude ◽

The Relationship

OBJECTIVEYouth football attracts approximately 3.5 million participants every year, but concern has recently arisen about the long-term effects of experiencing repetitive head accelerations from a young age due to participation in football. The objective of this study was to quantify total involvement in high-magnitude impacts among individual players in youth football practices. The authors explored the relationship between the total number of high-magnitude accelerations in which players were involved (experienced either by themselves or by other players) during practices and the number of high-magnitude accelerations players experienced.METHODSA local cohort of 94 youth football players (mean age 11.9 ± 1.5, mean body mass 50.3 ± 16.4 kg) from 4 different teams were recruited and outfitted with helmet-mounted accelerometer arrays. The teams were followed for one season each for a total of 128 sessions (practices, games, and scrimmages). All players involved in high-magnitude (greater than 40g) head accelerations were subsequently identified through analysis of practice film.RESULTSPlayers who experienced more high-magnitude accelerations were more likely to be involved in impacts associated with high-magnitude accelerations in other players. A small subset of 6 players (6%) were collectively involved in 230 (53%) high-magnitude impacts during practice, were involved in but did not experience a high-magnitude acceleration 78 times (21% of the 370 one-sided high-magnitude impacts), and experienced 152 (30%) of the 502 high-magnitude accelerations measured. Quarterbacks/running backs/linebackers were involved in the greatest number of high-magnitude impacts in practice and experienced the greatest number of high-magnitude accelerations. Which team a player was on was an important factor, as one team showed much greater head impact exposure than all others.CONCLUSIONSThis study showed that targeting the most impact-prone players for individualized interventions could reduce high-magnitude acceleration exposure for entire teams. These data will help to further quantify elevated head acceleration exposure and enable data-driven interventions that modify exposure for individual players and entire teams.

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Moving Toward a More Comprehensive Analysis of Acceleration Profiles in Elite Youth Football

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living ◽

10.3389/fspor.2021.802014 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Damian Kovacevic ◽

George Elias ◽

Susanne Ellens ◽

Adam Cox ◽

Fabio R. Serpiello

Keyword(s):

Comprehensive Analysis ◽

Football Players ◽

Specific Information ◽

Match Play ◽

Acceleration Ability ◽

Individual Level ◽

Youth Football ◽

High Acceleration ◽

Level Monitoring

In football, having greater acceleration ability may decide the most important moments within matches. Up to now, commonly used acceleration variables have typically been investigated in isolation, with each variable suffering from unique limitations. Subsequently, any findings may provide a limited representation of what specific acceleration demands had actually occurred. Without gaining a comprehensive understanding of acceleration demands in football, it appears difficult to identify how to best monitor and maximize the long-term development of acceleration ability in footballers, all whilst doing so in a safe, sport-specific manner. Moving toward a more comprehensive analysis of acceleration profiles addresses this, as it can provide a more robust, informative understanding of the unique acceleration demands of competitive match-play. This perspective article aims to discuss the benefits of adopting a more comprehensive analysis of the acceleration demands during competitive matches for football players, by simultaneously analyzing high-intensity accelerations, repeated high acceleration ability (RHAA), and average acceleration. We discuss examples of the calculation and application of a more comprehensive acceleration profile at a team level throughout the course of an entire elite youth football season, as well as on an individual level. Monitoring acceleration profiles more comprehensively not only appears important from a training load/injury prevention perspective, but also, equips coaches and conditioning staff with the specific information necessary to develop and prescribe individualized, acceleration-emphasized training protocols that are replicable to the demands of match-play. Examples of such protocols are provided.

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PROPRIOCEPTIVE EXERCISE TRAINING IN YOUTH FOOTBALL PLAYERS (A REVIEW)

European Science Review ◽

10.29013/esr-18-5.6-118-122 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 118-122

Author(s):

D. Adili

Keyword(s):

Exercise Training ◽

Football Players ◽

Youth Football

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Evidence for a single mechanism gating perceptual and long-term memory information into working memory

10.31234/osf.io/3m7up ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sam Verschooren ◽

Yoav Kessler ◽

Tobias Egner

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Long Term Memory ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Term Memory ◽

Source Selection ◽

Single Mechanism ◽

Gating Mechanism ◽

Opening And Closing ◽

Selection Of

An influential view of working memory (WM) holds that its’ contents are controlled by a selective gating mechanism that allows for relevant perceptual information to enter WM when opened, but shields WM contents from interference when closed. In support of this idea, prior studies using the reference-back paradigm have established behavioral costs for opening and closing the gate between perception and WM. WM also frequently requires input from long-term memory (LTM), but it is currently unknown whether a similar gate controls the selection of LTM representations into WM, and how WM gating of perceptual vs. LTM sources of information relate to each other. To address these key theoretical questions, we devised a novel version of the reference-back paradigm, where participants switched between gating perceptual and LTM information into WM. We observed clear evidence for gate opening and closing costs in both cases. Moreover, the pattern of costs associated with gating and source-switching indicated that perceptual and LTM information is gated into WM via a single gate, and rely on a shared source-selection mechanism. These findings extend current models of WM gating to encompass LTM information, and outline a new functional WM architecture.

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Performance Effects with Injury Prevention Exercise Programmes in Male Youth Football Players: A Randomised Trial Comparing Two Interventions

Sports Medicine - Open ◽

10.1186/s40798-020-00282-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Hanna Lindblom ◽

Markus Waldén ◽

Martin Hägglund

Keyword(s):

Injury Prevention ◽

Randomised Trial ◽

Football Players ◽

Male Athletes ◽

Male Youth ◽

Link Type ◽

Youth Football ◽

Performance Effects ◽

Improved Performance ◽

Exercise Programmes

Abstract Background Increased performance from injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) may affect injury risks positively and support the implementation of IPEPs. The primary aim was to study the performance effects of injury prevention exercises from two different IPEPs, the Knee Control IPEP and the further developed Knee Control+ IPEP, in youth male football players, and the secondary aim was to compare potential differences in performance effects between the IPEPs. Methods Four male youth football teams were tested for agility, hop and sprint performance at the start of the second half of the competitive season and after the end of the 8-week season. Per randomisation, two teams used Knee Control and two teams Knee Control+. Results In total, 47 players executed a median of 13 IPEP sessions (range 11–21 sessions). No improvements in performance were seen in the group as a whole. The intervention groups showed small declines in sprint and agility performance. There was a significant between-group difference in change for the 505 agility test, with improved performance in the Knee Control and worse performance in the Knee Control+ group, ΔKC vs KC+ = − 0.012 (95% CI − 0.19 to −0.04), d = 0.98. Conclusions No clinically meaningful performance effects were seen from the Knee Control or Knee Control+ IPEP in youth male athletes and no meaningful differences were seen between Knee Control and Knee Control+ regarding effects on performance tests. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03251404. Registered on 16 August 2017.

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CNAs’ Ratings of Nursing Home Residents’ Pain: The Role of CNA and Resident Traits

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1226 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 381-381

Author(s):

Emily Behrens ◽

Hyunjin Noh ◽

A Lynn Snow ◽

Patricia Parmelee

Keyword(s):

Long Term Care ◽

Pain Catastrophizing ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Cognitive Status ◽

Pain Rating ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Term Care ◽

Rating Accuracy ◽

Lower Accuracy

Abstract Long-term care residents with and without cognitive impairment may experience undertreatment of persistent pain (Fain et. al, 2017). Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are important sources of information about resident pain as they provide the majority of residents’ hands-on care. Therefore, assessing the accuracy of CNAs’ pain assessments and potential influencing factors may provide insight regarding the undertreatment of pain. Informed by prior research, this study examined resident pain catastrophizing and cognitive status as predictors of CNAs’ pain assessment accuracy. CNA empathy was examined as a moderating variable. Analyses confirmed a relationship between pain catastrophizing and CNA pain rating accuracy (R^2 = .205, p < .01), reflecting lower accuracy of ratings for residents higher in catastrophizing. Hypotheses predicting a relationship between resident cognitive status and CNA pain rating accuracy and moderating effects of empathy were disconfirmed. Challenges of conducting research in long-term care are discussed.

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