INFLUENCE OF SOCCER ON THE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

ABSTRACT Introduction Football is a sport with good acceptance among contemporary university students; it integrates competition, entertainment, and physical fitness. However, few studies demonstrate the concrete advantages found in college players. Objective Explore the impact of football on the physical performance of university students. Methods 100 university volunteers in elementary class 1-3 soccer practitioners, aged 19.2±2.1 years, were evaluated by a battery of tests in body composition, body function, and physical fitness. The results were compared with the literary data, and the experiment went through a mathematical, statistical method to separate the soccer intervention and conduct empirical research on physical health. Results After the 18-week elective course intervention, the 50m and 1000m sprint results changed significantly, especially the 1000m sprint performance greatly improved; the difference was significant (P