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SAQ Training Versus Small-Sided Games for Cardiovascular Adaptations in Youth Football Players

NCT07633210 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2026-06-08

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effects of Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training and Small-Sided Games (SSGs) on cardiovascular adaptations in youth football players. Thirty-six male youth football players were randomly assigned to an SAQ training group and an SSG group. Participants completed an 8-week intervention program. Cardiovascular outcomes, including resting heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure, were assessed before and after the intervention. The study evaluated the effectiveness of these training approaches for improving cardiovascular health and physiological adaptations in youth football players.

Conditions

  • Cardiovascular Fitness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SAQ Training

Participants completed an 8-week Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training program designed to improve movement efficiency, agility, acceleration, and cardiovascular adaptations. Training sessions were integrated into the regular football training schedule and were performed throughout the intervention period

BEHAVIORAL

Small-Sided Games Training

Participants completed an 8-week Small-Sided Games (SSG) training program involving soccer-specific game-based exercises performed in reduced playing areas. The intervention was designed to provide technical, tactical, and physiological training stimuli and to promote cardiovascular adaptations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Benha University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-02
Primary Completion
2026-04-27
Completion
2026-04-27

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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