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Abstract
This study examines a training approach designed to improve football players’ control of the ball in space, particularly ball reception, stopping, juggling, and controlled striking. The approach combines a special adjustable simulator, visual feedback through a mirror, individualized leg-lift measurements, and exercises performed under different platform positions and elastic resistance. The described procedure included five attempts under each test condition, with loads of 0.45, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 kg, and comparisons between vertical and inclined positions. The manuscript reports that the smallest movement error was 5.3 ± 1.6 cm under one elastic-resistance condition and that the experimental group demonstrated a relative improvement of 11.59% in a medium-height striking task. These findings suggest that guided repetition and feedback may help players regulate movement amplitude, balance, and foot–ball contact. The proposed device may be useful as a supplementary tool for technical training, progressing from static control to dynamic and game-like actions. However, the available report does not specify the sample size, participants’ age and skill level, intervention duration, comparison-group details, or statistical tests. Therefore, the reported improvement should be interpreted as a preliminary result rather than definitive evidence of effectiveness. Further controlled studies should use clearly defined outcome measures and report reliability and inferential statistics.