Effects of Plyometric Versus Resistance Band Training on Agility and Rate of Perceived Exertion Among Recreational Football Players

NCT07458373 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: DPT/ERB/37
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of the current study is to evaluate the plyometrics and resistance band training in recreational football players, aged 18-25 years. The main question it aims to answer are: Does the plyometrics significantly improve agility and reduce Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)? Does the resistance band training significantly improve agility and reduce RPE? Participants will be assigned to either an experimental group receiving plyometrics or arm comparator group receiving resistance band training, and will complete standardized assessment of agility and RPE before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Recreational Football Players

Keywords

Plyometrics; Resistance Band; Agility; Perceived Exertion Rate; Recreational Players; Illinois Agility Test

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Agility

  Agility is the ability to maintain control of body position while changing direction rapidly, whether moving to the left, right, or behind the body. Balance, coordination, strength and speed are all measured as part of agility while moving rapidly through obstacles. Agility is a significant factor in various sports as it helps in acquiring preparedness. Agility is assessed using the Illinois agility Test (IAT). IAT is a timed test including a prone start position followed by a quick transition to standing and running through multidirectional obstacles. It is a widely used tool for assessing agility by evaluating an athlete's ability to change direction and accelerate quickly within a set course, reflecting agility demands across various sports. The change of direction agility test is reported to have high reliability and validity for team sports.

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of Perceived Exertion

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Plyometrics with warm up and cool down exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Plyometrics

Resistance band training with warm up and cool down exercises

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Resistance band training

Interventions

Plyometrics OTHER

Participants in this group will follow a 6-week program targeting the plyometric exercises with warm up and cool down exercises. Warm up and cool down exercises are performed before and after the plyometric exercises respectively, only for 5 minutes. Plyometrics exercises include side jumps, countermovement jumps and double bound leg jumps (3 sets X 10 repetitions, with 1 minute resting between each set, performed 4 days a week for 6 weeks) to improve agility. The intervention aims to improve agility and reduce levels of exertion in recreational football players.

Plyometrics with warm up and cool down exercises

Resistance band training OTHER

Participants in this group will follow a 6-week program targeting the resistance band exercises with warm up and cool down exercises. Warm up and cool down exercises are performed before and after resistance band exercises respectively, only for 5 minutes. Resistance band exercises include squats, lunges, and side lunges using resistance bands (3 sets X 10 repetitions, with 1 minute resting between each set, performed 4 days a week for 6 weeks) to improve agility. The intervention aims to improve agility and reduce levels of exertion in recreational football players.

Resistance band training with warm up and cool down exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Population selected: Male recreational footballers.
• Participants who were football players had been actively participating in football academies for more than 6 months.
• Participants must be active and are in good health.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with any neurological and spinal impairments, cardiopulmonary diseases and musculoskeletal disorders.
• Participants with history of any lower limb surgeries that affect lower limb function
• Participants not regularly attending the training programs.
• Participants with history of any lower limb fracture and ligament sprain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences: lead

Study Officials

• Muhammad Tariq Rafiq

  Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sabeen Sabir, DPT

CONTACT

+923235565534; sabeensabir0300@gmail.com

MUHAMMAD TARIQ RAFIQ, PhD

CONTACT

+923214495948; tariq.rafiq@ubas.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2026
• First Posted: March 9, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2026
• Study Completion: June 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 9, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, CSR
• Time Frame: After completion of the study until the time of 5 years.