Therefore, the purpose of the study was to determine
which phase of a 30-m sprint is impacted by preperformance
static stretching in elite female soccer players. It was
hypothesized that static stretching before a 30-m sprint
would result in an increase in overall sprint time compared
with the no-stretch condition. Additionally, it was hypothesized
that static stretching before a 30-m sprint would result
in an increase in the time spent in the acceleration phase and
the maximal-velocity phase of the sprint compared with the
no-stretch condition.