International football players with cerebral palsy maintained their physical fitness after a self-training program during the COVID-19 lockdown.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 global pandemic caused a complete stop in sport participation which meant a detraining period for athletes. High-level athletes had to train at home guided by their coaches and conditioning trainers in an effort to maintain their physical fitness. The aim of maintaining the training adaptations and physical fitness during the COVID-19 mandatory lockdown was especially important for CP athletes, in which the detraining period was expected to cause early declines in motor function, poor coordination and muscle weakness due to their disability.

Methods

The present study assessed the effect of a guided self-training program on international CP football players' physical fitness during the COVID-19 mandatory lockdown. Fifteen CP football players from the S

SUBMITTER: Pena-Gonzalez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8934527 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature