Abstract:

The Futsal is a collective modality of the fastest growing in recent years, however, research on the performance of the sport are configured in a recent approach in the area of sports training. Thus, the aim of this study was to observe the changes of neuromuscular indicators of youth futsal athletes over a macrocycle, using periodization by Selective Cargo (Gomes, 2002). We selected 14 male athletes with a mean age of 16.8 ± 0.36, 170 ± 3.67 cm tall and 67.1 ± 4.15 kg. The athletes underwent anthropometric assessments and tests to check the neuromuscular abnormalities: running 20 meters to evaluate the speed, horizontal jump to evaluate the strength of lower limbs and the Illinois Agility Test to assess agility. Control tests were performed at three different times, in order to evaluate the effects of periodization applied, the first at the beginning of training (T1), the second after the preparatory period (T2), and third in the final period competitive (T3). For statistical analysis we used the mean and standard deviation and the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality, p <0.05. The results showed a gain of neuromuscular performance indicators from the preparatory period until the end of the competitive period. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that the periodization model-based Selective Loads caused a significant increase in speed, agility and explosive strength athletes, being a periodization model suitable for use in futsal.

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