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Association Between Weekly Strength Training Load and Perceived Physical Performance in Non-Professional Soccer Players

NCT07408739 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 154

Last updated 2026-05-01

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Summary

Background. Strength training is a key component of physical performance in soccer. However, in non-professional players, evidence regarding the relationship between weekly strength training load and perceived physical performance remains limited, particularly when considering factors such as fatigue, pain, and motivation.

Objective. To analyze the association between self-reported weekly strength training load and perceived physical performance in non-professional soccer players, and to examine the influence of perceived fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and exercise motivation on this relationship.

Methods. An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study conducted using a structured, self-administered online questionnaire. The dependent variable will be perceived physical performance, assessed using the Perceived Performance in Sports Questionnaire. Independent variables will include weekly strength training load, measured using the session Rating of Perceived Exertion (sRPE), perceived fatigue assessed with the Fatigue Severity Scale, and motivation toward training and sport participation assessed with the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2. Adjustment variables will include age, sex, playing position, competitive level, sporting experience, mean match playing time (minutes per match), body mass index, and overall weekly training load. Descriptive analyses and multivariable regression models will be performed.

Expected results. To identify the relationship between weekly strength training load and perceived physical performance, and to determine the physical and psychosocial factors associated with lower self-perceived performance in non-professional soccer players.

Conditions

  • Athletic Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Soccer players sample

Active non-professional (amateur) soccer players.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oviedo

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-12
Primary Completion
2026-04-13
Completion
2026-05-11

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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