Effect of 12-week SPARQ training on the ability of youth football players.

AIM: To evaluate the effect of a 12-week physical training regime comprising five components - speed, power, agility, reaction, quickness - on young football players' performance in terms of their capacity to move quickly in different phases.

METHODS: The football players were randomly divided into an experimental group (n = 12) and a control group (n = 12). The rapid change of direction mobility was systematically investigated by using outdoor tests, the Illinois 505 Agility Test, the Square Pace Test, the Nebraska Agility Test, and the T-Shape Agility Test.

RESULTS: With the intervention of training, considerable improvements were detected in all indicators, with the SPARQ training approach outperforming.

CONCLUSION: The combined results indicate that SPARQ training can deliver favourable efficiency in terms of enhancing the agility of young football players.