RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effect of biological maturation on strength-related adaptations in young soccer players A1 Peña González, Iván A1 Fernández Fernández, Jaime A1 Cervalló, Eduardo A1 Moya Ramón, Manuel A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva K1 Educación Física K1 Adaptations K1 Soccer players K1 Anthropometrical parameters AB Strength training is crucial for soccer players’ long-term development at early ages and thebiological maturation may influence specific strength-training adaptations. The aim of thisstudy was to propose a strength-training programme for the strength development of pre-pubertal players and to analyse the adaptations to this training programme in players withdifferent maturity status. One hundred and thirty young male soccer players participated inan 8-week strength-training programme consisting of two sessions per week (20-minutes ofa combination of plyometric and resistance exercises) which was conducted prior to theirnormal soccer training. Three maturity groups were defined according to the years from/totheir peak height velocity (PHV) as Pre-, Mid- and Post-PHV. Initial differences between thematurity groups were found in anthropometrical (weight and height) and physical perfor-mance variables (One Repetition Maximum (RM), Peak Power output (PP), 30-m sprint andT-test). The strength-training programme was beneficial for the three maturity groups (p<0.05) with general greater improvements for the Pre- and Mid-PHV groups, with large effectsin RM, PP and T-test, than for the Post-PHV group (moderate effects). The strength-trainingprogramme proposed in the present study seems to be positive for the strength-relateddevelopment in young soccer players especially for Pre- and Mid-PHV players. The differ-ences in the training adaptations for players with different maturity status suggest the indi-vidualization of the training stimulus for the correct long-term development of the players PB Francisco Javier Núñez, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, SPAIN LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19226 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19226 NO Peña-Gonza´lez I, Ferna´ndez-Ferna´ndez J, Cervello´ E, Moya-Ramo´n M (2019) Effect of biological maturation on strength-related adaptations in young soccer players. PLoS ONE 14 (7): e0219355. DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 26-jun-2024