TABLE 1.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
| Item | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Soccer players from any age or sex, without injury, illness or other clinical condition. Futsal (indoor soccer), if any, will be included. | Soccer players in rehabilitation or in return-to-play programmes. Other sports than soccer/futsal (e.g., volleyball, basketball, rugby, Australian or American football). |
| Intervention | PJT-based programmes (bilateral and/or unilateral) restricted to a minimum of 3 weeks (duration) and no restricted to frequency (number of sessions per week). | Other training methods. PJT combined with other training methods. |
| Comparator | Passive or active control groups. | Other PJT training group (i.e., PJT vs. PJT without control group were excluded). Cases as two PJT and a control were included. |
| Outcome | Pre-post intervention values of static and/or dynamic balance. | Outcomes not related to dynamic and/or static balance; no information (e.g., mean; standard deviation) reported for pre- and/or post-intervention (e.g., follow-up excluded) |
| Study Design | Randomized controlled and/or parallel trials. | Non-randomized and non-controlled studies |
| Additional criteria | Peer reviewed, original, full-text studies written in English, Portuguese and/or Spanish. | Written in other language than English, Portuguese and/or Spanish. Reviews, letters to editors, trial registrations, proposals for protocols, editorials, book chapters, conference abstracts. |