283 Impact of an interventive program on the neuromotor capacities of beach volleyball athletes Rogério Fernandes Correia* Lorraine Patrícia Juxinskas Savano** Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira*** Mateus Dias Antunes**** Vânia de Fátima Matias de Souza***** Ana Luiza Barbosa Anversa* Abstract Keywords: Clinical Trial. Muscular Strength. Physical Strength. Recreational Games. Beach volleyball is an intermittent sport composed of moments of intense physical performance due to the rallies, that is, playing time, with small intervals of rest between them. This feature requires players to develop physical qualities such as strength and cardiorespiratory endurance necessary for the correct execution of fundamental technics and the development of offensive/ defensive actions with maximum performance throughout the game. This study aimed to analyze the impact of an intervention program on the neuromotor capacities of muscle strength and cardiorespiratory endurance in beach volleyball athletes. This is a quasi-experimental quantitative study, in which 11 athletes were submitted, before and after intervention, to the following tests: vertical jump; medicine ball throw; 20-meter (Beep) cardiorespiratory endurance. The intervention circuit lasted two months, applying the strength exercises, followed by the endurance exercises with a one-minute rest from one session to the other. It was verified that the neuromotor capacities analyzed in this study obtained significant values (p = 0.0001) in all the tests when compared to the pre-intervention results. It was concluded that the intervention program showed an increase in muscle strength and cardiorespiratory endurance in beach volleyball athletes. * Metropolitan College of Maringá (UNIFAMMA). Maringá - PR, Brazil ** Ministry of Sports and Leisure of the Municipality of Maringá. Maringá - PR, Brazil *** Metropolitan College of Maringá, Department of Physical Education. Maringá - PR, Brazil **** University Center of Maringá (UNICESUMAR). Maringá - PR, Brazil ***** State University of Maringá (UEM). Maringá - PR, Brazil E-mail: rogeriofc1@hotmail.com DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20184202283300 INTRODUCTION Neuromotor abilities are fundamental for sporting success in all modalities, be it for players seeking a higher yield, as well as for those who wish to have a good quality of life and good physical capacity to carry out daily activities. Physical qualities are developed by any individual from the earliest years of life and can be improved by specialized physical preparation and systematized exercises 1 . These physical qualities are divided into coordination, flexibility, strength, speed, endurance, agility, balance, rhythm and relaxation 2 . Considering that the acquisition of these physical qualities, when related to the development, growth, and maturation of adolescents that are in the same age group and distinct phases of puberty, can be configured differently in the same group. Therefore, it is necessary to intervene, through systematized exercise programs, to provide different neuromotor stimuli that provide the development of muscular strength, resistance and general performance of their physical qualities, along with the improvement of sporting performance leading to their inclusion in competitive sports 3 . The foci of the present study are the neuromotor abilities of muscular strength and cardiorespiratory endurance, since these are of paramount importance in the context of beach volleyball. In a game situation, the athletes resist rapid changes of direction and movements, and perform better attacks and defense actions as Impact of an interventive program on the neuromotor capacities of beach volleyball athletes O Mundo da Saúde, São Paulo - 2018;42(2):283-300