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This study aimed to assess the impact of a 12-week reconditioning training program, focusing on adjacent joint mobility, neuromuscular control, plyometrics, stability-landing exercises, and strength production, of amateur soccer players 12 months after undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty-five Spanish male amateur soccer players (age = 21.2 \u00b1 2.4 years) participated voluntarily. All participants followed similar return-to-play guidelines and were randomly assigned to either the control group (CG, n = 13) or the experimental group (EG, n = 12). Soccer players in the EG underwent the 12-week training program (ACLrPRO), and both groups completed jump battery tests before and after the intervention period. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p> The results showed improvements in all analyzed variables for the EG, except for the time to stabilization during the single-leg land and hold test for their non-injured leg, where the CG showed better results. Moreover, players in the CG exhibited a decline in performance related to their non-injured leg across all performed tests. The EG also demonstrated lower absence days during the experimental period compared to the CG. 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