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Non-dominant leg training improves the bilateral motor performance of soccer players.
Full Abstract
The aim of this experiment was to evaluate bilateral motor performance effects from training the non-dominant leg of competitive soccer players. The subjects were 39 soccer players, 15-20 years of age, performance-matched and randomly divided into a training group (n = 18) and a control group (n = 21) both belonging to the same team. Both groups were tested by using two standardised foot-tapping tests and three soccer-specific tests. The training intervention consisted of the experimental group participating in all parts of their soccer training except full play, using the non-dominant leg for 8 weeks. Statistical analyses for the soccer-specific tests revealed that the experimental group improved significantly as compared to the control group from the pre-test to the post-test period in their use of the trained non-dominant leg. Somewhat unexpectedly, the experimental group also improved significantly in the tests, which made use of the dominant side. The standardised foot-tapping tests revealed similar results. The results might be explained by improved generalised motor programmes, or from a Dynamic Systems Approach, indicating that the actual training relates to the handling of all the information available to the subject in the situation, and that the body self-organises the motor performance.
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Author information
Author/s: Haaland, E (E); Hoff, J (J);
Affiliation: Stadion Medical Practice, Bergen, Norway.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (Scand J Med Sci Sports), published in Denmark. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 13 (issue 3) : pp 179-84
Dates: Created 2003/05/19; Completed 2003/10/14; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12753491, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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