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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 8 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.833657 ACUTE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT WARM UP PROTOCOLS ON ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE Huseyin Topcu, Ramiz Arabaci Uludag University, Sport Sciences Faculty, Bursa, Turkey Abstract: The aim of present study was to investigate the acute effect of different warm-up protocols on elite athlete’s performance. Subject group of the study was consisted of twenty volunteer male students from Uludag University Sport Sciences Faculty who have been playing soccer at various leagues for at least seven years. Three different warm-up methods were applied to the subjects at 24 hours intervals. These were (1) stretching exercises protocol (SEP), plyometric exercises protocol (PEP) and suspension exercises protocol (SUEP). Subjects performed general warm up during 5 minutes and after then pre-tests were measured before each warm up protocol. After each warm up protocol, post-tests were measured. All subjects were tested on static balance, vertical jump, 30 m. sprint, reaction time and flexibility performances. All data were analyzed using Paired Sample T-tests using SPSS Statistics v.22 (Chicago, IL, USA), and significance was set at an alpha level of 0.05. As a result of analysis of test data, no significant difference was detected in the static balance test in the three protocols (p<0.05). When the vertical jump test (anaerobic power test) results were analyzed, whilst a statistically significant decrease was detected in SEP, no difference was detected in PEP and SUEP (p<0.05). When the reaction time test results were analyzed, no difference was detected in the three protocols (p<0.05). When the speed test results were analyzed, a statistically significant decrease in SEP and statistically significant increase in PEP and SUEP were detected (p<0.05). When the flexibility test results were analyzed, a statistically significant increase was detected in the three protocols (p<0.05). A statistically significant decrease in the values of anaerobic power and speed, significant improvement in flexibility was observed in GEP. A significant improvement was observed in the values of speed and flexibility in PEP and SEP. According to the Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 35 Huseyin Topcu, Ramiz Arabaci ACUTE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT WARM UP PROTOCOLS ON ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE results, in sports that require speed and jumping, whilst plyometric and suspension warm up exercises are thought to be beneficial, in sports that require flexibility, the inclusion of static stretching to these exercises is thought to be beneficial. Keywords: warm up, balance, speed, reaction, flexibility, suspension, plyometric, stretching 1. Introduction Warm up is the most important movements made before training and competition in order to increase the performance of the athletes physiologically, psychologically and neurologically and to reduce the risk of disability (ACSM, 2006; Faigenbaum et al., 2005; Özdal et al., ; Özdal, ; O’Brien et al., ; Robergs et al., , Arabacı, ). Previous studies have indicated that the importance OF speed, anaerobic power, balance, reaction time and flexibility features has increased at sport branches such as football. Since such features also require high strength, the risk of disability is high and therefore a good warm up is needed. For this reason, scientists are constantly working on new methods of improving warmth. Athletes usually prefer a warm-up protocol that starts with mid-level runs and then makes static stretching movements. Some of the investigations have suggested that pre-exercise static stretching activities develop posture, reduce the risk of injury, and provide good performance improvement (Duncan & Woodfield, 2006). Therefore, static stretching movements are accepted as the gold standard for both children and adults (Young & Behm, 2002). However, some studies on adult sports have emphasized that static stretching exercises have a negative effect on sports that require maximal strength (Behm et al., 2004; Church et al., 2001; Fletcher et al., 2004; Hamada et al., 2000; Little et al., 2006; Cilli et al., 2014). The observation of the negative effects of static stretching movements has caused coaches and athletes to be interested in alternative warm-up exercises to static stretching exercises and thus a number of warm up methods have emerged (Cilli et al., 2014). One of the most preferred of these warm-up exercises is the method of warm up with severe dynamic movements after jogging. This method, also called dynamic warm up exercises, is a method of warm up that involves resistance exercises and is specific to the sports branch. For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/907 European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 8 │ 2017 36