Efeito do treinamento neuromuscular integrativo no controle inibitório de adolescentes futebolistas: um estudo piloto ; Effect of integrative neuromuscular training on inhibitory control in adolescents football players: a pilot study

The objective of the study was to analyze the effect of Integrative Neuromuscular Training (INT) on inhibitory control and agility of under-15 category youths in a soccer player. Methods: 16 adolescents were divided into a control group – CG (n = 8; 14.02 ± 0.84 years; 1.62 ± 0.76 m; 53.74 ± 11.87 kg); and intervention group – GINT (n = 8; 13.89 ± 0.88 years; 1.64 ± 0.42 m; 54.71 ± 11.91 kg). Peak growth velocity (PGV) was used to determine somatic maturation, while cognitive performance was assessed by the Computerized Stroop Test (CST) and the assessment of agility was given from the Video-based Agility Test (VAT). To observe the effect of INT between groups and over time, mixed repeated measures ANOVA was used. The percentage differences (Δ%) between the groups were verified using the Mann-Whitney U test. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to correlate maturation levels and the results obtained in CST and VAT. Results: For the congruent steps of the TSC, no effect of time (F = 0.246; p = 0.707) and interaction between groups (F = 0.942; p = 0.376) were observed. However, in GINT, a time effect was observed in the incongruous step [pre-intervention for 06 weeks (p = 0.012); 06 weeks for postintervention (p = 0.001); and pre- to post-intervention (p = 0.001)] and the effect of time for the Inverted Efficiency Score (IES) [06 weeks to post-intervention (p = 0.047) and from pre- to post-intervention (p = 0.002)]. The Δ% showed a significant difference (p = 0.031) between the groups for the reaction time of the incongruous stage of the CST from pre- to post-intervention. In GINT, the Δ% also showed a significant decrease in reaction time (p = 0.004) and in IES (p = 0.030) of the incongruous stage of the CST from pre- to post-intervention. The total time in the agility test also showed a decrease in GINT from the pre- to post-intervention moment (p = 0.034). There was no correlation between maturation and CST (CG: r = -0.086, p = 0.840; GINT: r = 0.575, p = 0.136) and VAT (CG: r = -0.332; p = 0.421; GINT: ...