Efficacy of an Eight Week Soccer Training Programme on Cardiovascular Fitness: Case of Strathmore School, Nairobi City County, Kenya
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Date
2023
Authors
Abuto, Brian
Muthomi, Nkatha
Theuri, Gitahi
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IJPESH
Abstract
Muscular fitness and cardiovascular endurance training plays a key role in adding value to the overall
performance of soccer players. However, in Kenya, few soccer players, especially those of high school
age, have embraced muscular fitness and cardiovascular endurance training. The study assessed the
efficacy of an eight-week soccer training program on the cardiovascular fitness of Kenyan high school
soccer team players. The study aimed to find out the impact of cardiovascular fitness training on the
physical performance of the high school soccer players. The respondents comprised of the Strathmore
school soccer team with a sample size (n=30) who underwent a before training test, the training
programme, and after the programme test. The program involved their regular skill work, muscular
fitness, and cardiovascular endurance training routine. STATA version 16 (IBM limited, UK, 2016) was
used for processing data. To obtain means, percentages, standard deviations, and frequencies, descriptive
statistics were calculated to analyze the status of the athletes after the training period. A paired T-test was
used to test the hypotheses. The pre-test score of the athletes was (38.9133±5.73102) V02max. When
compared to the test norms, it is in the fair category. After passing through the workout program, there
was a significant improvement (41.663±5.34199) V02 max. This was a statistically significant increase of
2.75 t (29) =4.093, and effect size d = 0.741. The significant improvement of the of the V02 max of the
participants shows that the V02max can be improved through the cardiovascular fitness training that was
implemented.
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Keywords
Cardiovascular endurance, physical performance
Citation
Abuto, B., Muthomi, N., & Theuri, G. (2023). Efficacy of an eight week soccer training programme on cardiovascular fitness: Case of Strathmore school, Nairobi city county, Kenya.