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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Eight months of school-based soccer improves physical fitness and reduces aggression in high-school children
Biology of Sport, Volume 37, No. 2, Year 2020
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School-based programmes have shown promising results in the reduction of aggressive behaviour, but the effectiveness of physical activity modalities among adolescents remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a school-based soccer programme on physical fitness and aggression in adolescent students. One hundred and five high school students were randomized to a small-sided soccer training group (SG) or a control group (CG). In addition to the regular physical education classes performed as part of a curriculum, the SG completed eight months of small-sided soccer training twice a week after school. Aerobic fitness (YYIR1), vertical jump (VJ), backward overhead medicine ball throw (BOMBT), and Buss and Perry fs aggression questionnaire were evaluated before and after eight months of training. Greater improvements were observed in the SG than in the CG in the BOMBT (%diff=4.3, .p 2=.308) and YYIR1 tests (%diff=2.2, .p 2=.159), and physical aggression subscale (%diff=-12.1, .p 2=.144). Extra, school-based recreational soccer for adolescents was accompanied by a significant improvement in physical fitness, compared to physical education classes only. Moreover, the implementation of recreational soccer into regular physical education classes seems to be a potentially appropriate stimulus for reducing aggression in high-school students. © 2020 Institute of Sport. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Padulo, Johnny
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Krustrup, Peter
Denmark, Odense
Syddansk Universitet
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
China, Shanghai
Shanghai University of Sport
Chamari, K.
Qatar, Doha
Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5114/BIOLSPORT.2020.94240
ISSN:
0860021X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial