Effectiveness of Recovery Protocols in Elite Professional Young Soccer Players

The Effectiveness of Two Different Combinations of Recovery Methods in Elite Professional Young Soccer Players: a RCT

The main objective of this project is to compare two recovery protocols, including nutritional and neuromuscular strategies on inmune, physiological and muscular responses.

A randomized controlled trial will be performed and players will be assigned in one of the two groups after their participation in a football game. The investigators will take baseline measures before the game and post-competition measures immediately after (after recovery intervention) and at 24, 36, 48 hours after the recovery intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elite young professional football players
• 75 minutes (at least) of game participation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Goalkeepers
• Injured players
• Players unable to perform at their best
• Players under medication