The purpose of this study was to examine the sprint time and cardiovascular fitness among professional soccer players during in-season's training sessions. Thirty participants who officially registered as Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak Football (PKNP) Club professional soccer players participated in this study. Data were collected during actual in-season training sessions from December 2016 to April 2017. Sprint time performance was determined by the 20m sprint test and 20m Yoyo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 was used to determine the cardiovascular fitness level of the players. Repeated Measures and Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to analyzed the data, there was significant improvement (p..

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sprint time, cardiovascular  fitness and session's rate of perceived exertion (sRPE) among the professional soccer players  during the seventy sessions of in-season's training. Thirty participants who officially registered  as Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak Football Club professional soccer players participated in this  study. The quasi-experimental research design was used and the data were collected during actual  in-season training sessions from December 2016 to April 2017. Sprint time performance was  determined by using the 20m sprint test and the 20m Yoyo Intermittent Recovery Test Level I was  used to determine the cardiovascular fitness level of the players. Ten scales rating for the sRPE  was asked at the end of each training to determine the self-perception intensity of the players.  Pearson Correlation was used to analyze the empirical data. The result showed a moderate but  negative sign.....

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Resistance training is crucial for soccer players as it enhances their overall physical performance, contributing significantly to strength, power, and injury prevention. A well-structured warm-up enhances physiological readiness, reduces the risk of injury, and optimizes performance during resistance training sessions. The debate between general and specific warm-ups is ongoing, with various studies highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Hence, this study investigated the effectiveness of specific and time-efficient warm-up protocols on strength performance, mainly focusing on the one-repetition maximum (1RM) barbell thruster among trained soccer players. Twenty male-trained soccer players aged 17 to 20 (18.99 ± 0.75) were recruited for this study. An experimental crossover study design was conducted with participants undergoing a general or specific warm-up protocol before 1RM testing. The results indicated that the specific warm-up protocol (51.25 ± 8.68 k.....

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