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Participants in the BFRT groups performed lower-limb resistance training at 30% of one-repetition maximum (1RM) under the corresponding pressure conditions, whereas the control group trained without BFR. Training was conducted three times per week for six weeks. Body composition, back squat 1RM, countermovement jump (CMJ), T-test, and 30-m sprint performance were assessed before and after the intervention. Results showed that lower-limb muscle mass increased significantly in both the 40% AOP group (mean change = 0.55 kg, 95% CI: 0.13 to 0.97 kg, P = 0.010) and the 60% AOP group (mean change = 0.83 kg, 95% CI: 0.37 to 1.29 kg, P &amp;lt; 0.001), with the 60% AOP group showing significantly greater gains than the control group (between-group difference = 1.48 kg, 95% CI: 0.40 to 2.56 kg, P = 0.008). Back squat 1RM improved significantly in both the 40% AOP group (mean change = 6.50 kg, 95% CI: 3.90 to 9.10 kg, P &amp;lt; 0.001) and the 60% AOP group (mean change = 9.25 kg, 95% CI: 6.75 to 11.75 kg, P &amp;lt; 0.001), with the 60% AOP group demonstrating superior strength gains compared with the 40% AOP group (between-group difference = 2.94 kg, 95% CI: 0.20 to 5.68 kg, P = 0.048). CMJ height and T-test performance improved significantly in both the 40% AOP group (CMJ: mean change = 2.07 cm, 95% CI: 0.80 to 3.34 cm, P = 0.002; T-test: mean change = -0.23 s, 95% CI: -0.35 to -0.11 s, P = 0.001) and the 60% AOP group (CMJ: mean change = 2.65 cm, 95% CI: 1.00 to 4.30 cm, P = 0.003; T-test: mean change = -0.26 s, 95% CI: -0.38 to -0.14 s, P &amp;lt; 0.001), with no significant differences between the two BFRT groups (all P &amp;gt; 0.05). No significant changes were observed in 30-m sprint performance across groups (all P &amp;gt; 0.05). This study showed that six weeks of low-load (30% 1RM) blood flow restriction training performed at both 40% and 60% AOP was associated with improvements in lower-limb muscle mass, squat strength, and selected aspects of athletic performance in youth soccer players, compared with low-load training without BFR. 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