Sustaining Effect of Different Stretching Methods on Power and Agility after Warm-Up Exercise in Soccer Players

The purpose of this study was to investigate enduring effect of static stretching, dynamic stretching and no stretching methods on power and agility in collegian soccer players. Fifteen collegiate soccer players (height: 173.07 ± 7.81 m; mass: 67.60 ± 8.73 kg; age: 24.73 ± 4.59 years; experience: 7.27 ± 2.09) were tested for agility performance using the Illinois agility test and also for power using vertical jump test after warm up completion and at 15 minutes later. Different warm-ups protocols included static stretching, dynamic stretching and no stretching. The current findings showed significant differences on height jump and agility time as compare to static and no stretching methods. There were no significant differences between the first and second posttests after dynamic, static and no stretching methods. We concluded that collegian soccer players probably perform better agility and power after dynamic stretching as compare to static stretching and their muscular performances could be able to sustain in higher level as compare to static stretching.