Introduction: Pre-competition warm-ups play a critical role in optimizing athletic performance and minimizing injury risk. This randomized, controlled crossover study investigated the acute effects of the Raise, Activate, Mobilize, and Potentiate (RAMP) warm-up protocol on key performance parameters in young male soccer players.Methods: Fourteen participants (aged 16–22 years) completed three different warm-up conditions—no warm-up (control), static stretching, and RAMP—on non-consecutive days with a 48-h washout period. Performance was assessed using 30-m sprint and vertical jump tests, each performed twice per session with the best trial recorded for analysis.Results: A one-way repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that both vertical jump height and sprint performance differed significantly across conditions (p < 0.05). Post hoc Bonferroni comparisons indicated that the RAMP group exhibited superior results compared with static stretching (Effect size: d = 0.41) and control (Effect size: d = 0.52), while no notable difference was observed between static stretching and control conditions.Discussion: These results suggest that the structured progression of the RAMP protocol—combining exercises that elevate body temperature, activate key muscle groups, improve mobility, and enhance neuromuscular readiness—can acutely enhance explosive strength and sprint speed by effectively priming the neuromuscular system. This study contributes novel insights by demonstrating the acute efficacy of the RAMP method in youth soccer players, a population that has been underrepresented in previous literature. Although the study was limited to male amateur athletes and focused on short-term performance gains, the findings indicate suggestive potential for implementing the RAMP protocol as an evidence-based approach in pre-competition preparation.

This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a 10-week intervention incorporating imagery and breathing exercises on swimming performance, mental toughness, and cardiac coherence in adolescent swimmers. Nineteen licensed swimmers (aged 13–18 years) were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 9), receiving daily 15-min imagery and breathing sessions in addition to regular training, or a control group (n = 10), receiving standard training alone. Pre- and post-intervention assessments included 200-m freestyle performance, the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ), and cardiac coherence measured via the Inner Balance HeartMath device. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant improvements in cardiac coherence (p = 0.008, η² = 0.349) and mental toughness (p = 0.003, η² = 0.414) in the intervention group. Although swimming performance improved in both groups (p < 0.001), the group × time interaction was not significant (p = 0.529), suggesting that improvements may reflect practice effects rather than intervention-specific benefits. Due to the small sample size (n = 19), the study is best considered a pilot, with findings warranting further investigation in larger, stratified samples to enhance generalizability. These results highlight the potential psychological benefits of imagery and breathing exercises in youth athletes and support their integration into training protocols, with future studies needed to confirm performance effects.

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