Author(s)

Italo Sannicandro^1,2, Nicola Trotta¹

¹Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
²Professional Soccer Strength and Conditioning, Italy.

Research is studying the effects of fatigue on various factors that may predispose to the risk of injury during jumping and landing. This study aims to (a) analyze landing technique in subelite young female soccer players, (b) understand whether fatigue negatively affects landing technique, and (c) test whether different metabolic and neuromuscular exercises affect landing technique. The sample is composed of subelite female, young soccer players under 15 (n = 23, (14.22 ± 0.67) years, weight: (64.9 ± 5.6) kg; height: (149.9 ± 4.8) cm). Before and after two exercise protocols aimed at determining a state of fatigue (functional agility short-term fatigue protocol and RSA protocol), the landing technique was assessed using the Landing Error Score System (LESS). The LESS assessment for the pre-fatigue and post-functional agility short-term fatigue protocol condition, respectively, showed a value of 5.44 ± 0.46 and equal to 8.66 ± 0.97 (p > 0.001, ES: 1.44). The LESS assessment for the post-RSA protocol condition showed a value of 8.91 ± 0.42; this value was statistically significantly higher than the pre-fatigue condition (p > 0.001, ES: 1.56). High-intensity exercises affect the quality of landing control: the modulation of high neuromuscular and metabolic intensity exercises in the weekly micro-cycle can help train young female soccer players with better results and lower injury risk.

Female Soccer Player, Injury Prevention, Health, Landing, Fatigue

Sannicandro, I. and Trotta, N. (2025) High-Intensity Exercise and Landing Technique in Under-15 Subelite Female Soccer Players. Advances in Physical Education, 15, 132-147. doi: 10.4236/ape.2025.151010.