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Forty U16 male soccer players from two nonprofessional teams (twenty in the control group (CG) (aged = 14.70 \u00b1 0.47, body weight = 60.15 \u00b1 8.07 kg, height = 1.71 \u00b1 0.06 m) and twenty in the experimental group (EG) (aged = 14.50 \u00b1 0.51, body weight = 58.08 \u00b1 9.78 kg, height = 1.69 \u00b1 0.06 m)) performed a combined coordination and agility program during 10 min every training day (3 days a week) for 10 weeks. The results of this study showed that coordination training produced adaptations in the power (CMJ of EG (p = 0.001)) and agility capacities (IAT of EG (p = 0.002)) of young soccer players, but not on speed performance at longer distances (CG, p = 0.20 and EG, p = 0.09). Despite the benefits of the training program, a combination of training methods that includes power, agility, speed, and strength can enhance such improvements.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph181910125","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,27]],"date-time":"2021-09-27T04:55:33Z","timestamp":1632718533000},"page":"10125","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Effects of a 10-Week Combined Coordination and Agility Training Program on Young Male Soccer Players"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1480-7521","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco Tom\u00e1s","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez-Fern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Pontifical University of Comillas, 07013 Palma, Spain"},{"name":"SER Research Group, Pontifical University of Comillas, 07013 Palma, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8681-0642","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hugo","family":"Sarmento","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 3000-248 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"Research Unit for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF), 3000-248 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2723-8970","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alfonso","family":"Castillo-Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada, 18010 Granada, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3380-864X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rui","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun\u2019\u00c1lvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9813-2842","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Filipe Manuel","family":"Clemente","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun\u2019\u00c1lvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Telecomunica\u00e7\u00f5es, Delega\u00e7\u00e3o da Covilh\u00e3, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"432","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsm.2004.012260","article-title":"Lactate threshold responses to a season of professional British youth soccer","volume":"39","author":"McMillan","year":"2005","journal-title":"Br. 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