THE EFFECTS OF AN ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL FOOTBALL PROGRAM ON PHYSICAL FITNESS IN CHILDREN – A REVIEW

Stevan Stamenković, Ana Lilić, Dušan Nikolić

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUPES240903010S
First page
105
Last page
113

Abstract


Football is the most popular sport in the world, it is hardly unexpected that numerous organizations have employed football-related activities to address and raise awareness of health issues globally. Recreational football has shown to be a useful weapon in the fight against childhood obesity prevention and improve physical fitness. The aim of the present study was to provide a review of evidence about muscular fitness demands and cardiorespiratory fitness during recreational football according to the duration and frequency of training interventions in schoolchildren. The literature review adhered to the PRISMA guidelines. A manual database search was also performed using the following key terms, either singly or in combination: 11 for health, physical activity, motor ability, physical fitness. After the study selection, two sets of research studies were chosen according to their content: muscular fitness and cardiorespiratory fitness. The present study's findings supported the theory that the football training and recreation football program would enhance children's physical health in schoolchildren. Study showed that additional recreational football programs influence better results on muscular fitness demands on sprint 20m (p ≤ 0.05) and Flamingo test (p ≤ 0.05). Also, there are a statistically significant difference between the experimental group that did an additional recreational football program and the control group at the initial and final measurement in Resting HR and Maximal HR parameters. The recreation football is recommended to be included in the syllabus of the schools in all groups to enhance physical well-being and lower the likelihood of acquiring non-communicable diseases.

Keywords

soccer, school, Yo-Yo: intermittent recovery children’s running, blood pressure, heart rate

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