Research Article

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

Volume: 20 Number: 1 March 30, 2026
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The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of a strength training programme consisting of resistance band, core and plyometric training for 8 weeks on the performance success of football players. Ten active male football 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 resistance band, core and plyometric training. The data were obtained by using the speed dribbling test, short passing test, dead ball shooting test and shooting from a pass test developed by Rösch, Hodgson, Peterson, Graf-Baumann, Junge, Chomiak and Dvorak (2000). In this context, a one-group pretest-posttest design, 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-rank test, one of the non-parametric tests, was used to determine the difference between the pretest and posttest of the football players. According to the findings obtained as a result of the research, it was determined that different strength training exercises (core, plyometric and resistance band) increased the speed dribbling performance indicators, short passing performance indicators, dead ball shooting performance indicators, and shooting from a pass performance indicators. In addition, it was determined that the pretest and posttest results of the footballers for all parameters represented a large effect size.

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Ethical Statement

This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the ethics committee of Gazi University (Meeting No. 02, January 28, 2025).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Training

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 30, 2026

Submission Date

October 31, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 26, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 20 Number: 1

APA
Turgut, A., Hazar, M., Sural, V., & Şahin, M. (2026). The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 20(1), 142-158. https://doi.org/10.61962/bsd.1813200
AMA
1.Turgut A, Hazar M, Sural V, Şahin M. The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;20(1):142-158. doi:10.61962/bsd.1813200
Chicago
Turgut, Ahmet, Muhsin Hazar, Volkan Sural, and Metehan Şahin. 2026. “The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 20 (1): 142-58. https://doi.org/10.61962/bsd.1813200.
EndNote
Turgut A, Hazar M, Sural V, Şahin M (March 1, 2026) The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 20 1 142–158.
IEEE
[1]A. Turgut, M. Hazar, V. Sural, and M. Şahin, “The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes”, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 142–158, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.61962/bsd.1813200.
ISNAD
Turgut, Ahmet - Hazar, Muhsin - Sural, Volkan - Şahin, Metehan. “The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes”. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 20/1 (March 1, 2026): 142-158. https://doi.org/10.61962/bsd.1813200.
JAMA
1.Turgut A, Hazar M, Sural V, Şahin M. The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;20:142–158.
MLA
Turgut, Ahmet, et al. “The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 142-58, doi:10.61962/bsd.1813200.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Turgut, Muhsin Hazar, Volkan Sural, Metehan Şahin. The Effect of Different Strength Training Exercises on the Performance Success of U17 Football Team Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026 Mar. 1;20(1):142-58. doi:10.61962/bsd.1813200