Concurrent Training Method in Footballers; Speed and Agility

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effects of the concurrent training method on the speed and agility performance of football players aged 18 and above. Nineteen volunteer football players competing in the Konya Amateur Super League participated in our study. This study was conducted on a total of 19 volunteer football players with an average age of 20.42±1.07 years. The participants were randomly divided into experimental (n=10) and control (n=9) groups. All participants had normal physical characteristics and had no history of injury. Before the study, 20m speed, 30m speed and agility pre-tests were applied to both groups on the football field. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 software. Within the scope of descriptive statistics, arithmetic mean values and standard deviation values were calculated and presented. In the tests performed before the study, the experimental group's speed (20m) pre-test average was found to be 2.88±.09 sec., speed (30m) pre-test average was found to be 3.90±.17 sec., and agility pre-test average was found to be 9.49±.50 sec. In the control group, the speed (20m) pre-test average was determined as 2.81±.13 sec., speed (30m) pre-test average was 3.84±.12 sec., and agility pre-test average was 9.31±.35 sec. No statistically significant difference was found in the speed (20m), speed (30m) and agility pre-test results of the experimental and control group athletes who participated in the research (p>0.05). While the experimental group was subjected to a 6-week simultaneous training program in addition to the normal training program, the control group only continued their routine training. In the post-tests conducted after the 6-week study, the speed (20m) post-test average of the experimental group was determined as 2.59±.19, speed (30m) post-test average was 3.49±.19 sec., and agility post-test average was 8.88±.35 sec. In the control group, the speed (20m) post-test average was measured as 2.83±.11 sec., the speed (30m) post-test average was 3.82±.12 sec., and the agility post-test average was 9.30±.45 sec. When the within-group comparison of the experimental and control group athletes in the research was examined, a significant difference was found in the speed (20m), speed (30m) and agility pre-test - post-test values of the concurrent training group athletes (p<0.05). No significant difference was found in the pre-test - post-test speed (20m), speed (30m) and agility values in the control group athletes. When the post-test results of the experimental and control group athletes in the research were compared, a statistically significant difference was found between the 20 m and 30 m speed tests and agility tests (p<0.05). As a result, it was observed that the simultaneous training method was effective in improving the speed and agility performances of football players during the competition period.

Keywords

• Agility
• Concurrent Training
• Football
• Speed

Futbolcularda Eş Zamanlı Antrenman Metodu; Sürat Ve Çeviklik

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 18 yaş ve üzeri futbolculara uygulanan eş zamanlı antrenman metodunun sürat ve çeviklik üzerine etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmamıza, Konya Amatör Süper Ligi’nde mücadele eden 19 gönüllü futbolcu katılmıştır. Bu çalışma yaş ortalaması 20,42±1,07 yıl olan toplam 19 gönüllü futbolcu üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcılar random (rastegele) sistemiyle deney (n=10) ve kontrol (n=9) gruplarına ayrılmıştır. Tüm katılımcılar normal fiziksel özelliklere sahip olup herhangi bir sakatlık geçmişine sahip değildir. Her iki grubada çalışma öncesinde futbol sahasında 20m. sürat, 30m. sürat ve çeviklik ön testler yapılmıştır. Veri analizi, SPSS 26.0 yazılımı kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tanımlayıcı istatistikler kapsamında, aritmetik ortalama değerleri ve standart sapma değerleri hesaplanmış ve sunulmuştur. Çalışmaya başlamadan önce yapılan testlerde deney grubu sürat (20m) ön test ortalaması 2,88±,09 sn., sürat (30m) ön test ortalaması 3,90±,17 sn., çeviklik ön test ortalaması 9,49±,50 sn. olarak bulunmuştur. Kontrol grubunda ise sürat (20m) ön test ortalaması 2,81±,13 sn., sürat (30m) ön test ortalaması 3,84±,12 sn., çeviklik ön test ortalaması 9,31±,35 sn. olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan deney ve kontrol grubu sporcularında sürat (20m), sürat (30m) ve çeviklik ön test sonuçlarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmemiştir (p>0,05). Deney grubu, normal antrenman programına ek olarak 6 haftalık eş zamanlı antrenman programına tabi tutulurken, kontrol grubu yalnızca rutin antrenmanlarına devam etmiştir. Yapılan 6 haftalık çalışma sonrrasında yapılan son testlerde deney grubu sürat (20m) son test ortalaması 2,59±,19, sürat (30m) son test ortalaması 3,49±,19 sn., çeviklik son test ortalaması 8,88±,35 sn. olarak belirlenmiştir. Kontrol grubunda ise sürat (20m) son test ortalaması 2,83±,11sn., sürat (30m) son test ortalaması 3,82±,12 sn., çeviklik son test ortalaması 9,30±,45 sn. olarak ölçülmüştür. Araştırmada bulunan deney ve kontrol grubu sporcularında grup içi karşılaştırmaya bakıldığında eş zamanlı antrenman grubu sporcularının sürat (20m), sürat (30m) ve çeviklik ön test - son test değerlerinde anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Kontrol grubu sporcularında ön test - son test sürat (20m), sürat (30m) ve çeviklik değerlerinde anlamlı farklılık bulunmamıştır. Araştırmada yer alan deney ve kontrol grubu sporcularının son test sonuçları karşılaştırıldığında, 20 m ve 30 m sürat testleri ile çeviklik testleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Sonuç olarak, eş zamanlı antrenman metodunun, müsabaka döneminde futbolcuların sürat ve çeviklik performanslarını geliştirmede etkili olduğu görülmüştür

Keywords

• Çeviklik
• Eş Zamanlı Antrenman
• Futbol
• Sürat

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