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Relationships between strength, sprint, and jump performance in well-trained youth soccer players.
J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Jan; 28(1):173-7.JS

Abstract

Research has demonstrated a clear relationship between absolute and relative strength and sprint and jump performance in adult athletes; however, this relationship in younger athletes has been less extensively studied. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the relationships between strength, sprint, and jump performances in well-trained youth soccer players. Thirty-four young male soccer players (17.2 ± 0.6 years; body mass, 72.62 ± 7.42 kg; height, 179.27 ± 6.58 cm) performed a predicted maximal squat test, 20-m sprints, squat jumps (SJs), and countermovement jumps (CMJs). Absolute strength showed the strongest correlations with 5-m sprint times (r = -0.596, p < 0.001, power = 0.99), SJ height (r = 0.762, p < 0.001, power = 1.00), and CMJ height (r = 0.760, p < 0.001, power = 1.00), whereas relative strength demonstrated the strongest correlation with 20-m sprint times (r = -0.672, p < 0.001, power = 0.99). The results of this study illustrate the importance of developing high levels of lower-body strength to enhance sprint and jump performance in youth soccer players, with stronger athletes demonstrating superior sprint and jump performances.

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Comfort P
1University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom; 2Manchester City Academy Football Club, Manchester, United Kingdom; 3Charlton Athletic Football Club, Charlton, United kingdom; and 4Southend United Football Club, Essex, United Kingdom.
Stewart A
No affiliation info available
Bloom L
No affiliation info available
Clarkson B
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAthletic PerformanceBiomechanical PhenomenaExercise TestHumansLower ExtremityMaleMovementMuscle StrengthMuscle, SkeletalRunningSoccer

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

23542878

Citation

Comfort, Paul, et al. "Relationships Between Strength, Sprint, and Jump Performance in Well-trained Youth Soccer Players." Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol. 28, no. 1, 2014, pp. 173-7.
Comfort P, Stewart A, Bloom L, et al. Relationships between strength, sprint, and jump performance in well-trained youth soccer players. J Strength Cond Res. 2014;28(1):173-7.
Comfort, P., Stewart, A., Bloom, L., & Clarkson, B. (2014). Relationships between strength, sprint, and jump performance in well-trained youth soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(1), 173-7. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e318291b8c7
Comfort P, et al. Relationships Between Strength, Sprint, and Jump Performance in Well-trained Youth Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2014;28(1):173-7. PubMed PMID: 23542878.
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