Darragi, Manel
Zouita, Amira B. M.
Bousselmi, Mariem
Kerir, Asma
Karamti, Houssem M.
Saeidi, Ayoub
Hackney, Anthony C.
Granacher, Urs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-813X
Zouhal, Hassane https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6743-6464
Funding for this research was provided by:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau
Article History
Received: 15 March 2025
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 6 July 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the University of Sfax (Comité de Protéction des Personnes Sud, C.P.P.SUD No. 0494/2023, Tunisia) and the Tunisian Soccer Federation Medical Ethics Committee. All participants were familiarized with the experimental procedures, and both players and their parents or legal representatives provided written informed consent prior to study participation. The study procedures adhered to the latest version of the Declaration of Helsinki. Moreover, our study was retrospectively registered as a clinical trial on 14/04/2025 (number PACTR202504552619186 ).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.