Interrelationships Between Multiple Speed Tests in Youth Soccer: Are Players Equally Efficient at Performing Different Sprint and Change of Direction Tasks?
Freitas, TT, Pereira, LA, Alcaraz, PE, Cadore, EL, Grazioli, R, Azevedo, PHSM, Jeffreys, I, and Loturco, I. Interrelationships between multiple speed tests in youth soccer: Are players equally efficient at performing different sprint and COD tasks? J Strength Cond Res 37(4): 848–853, 2023—We investi...
| Published in: | Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 848 - 854 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Apr2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=162674954&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 162674954 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10648011 JSC jtl: Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research issn: 10648011 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2023 vid: 37 iid: 4 pid: 5086 pub: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins place: Baltimore, Maryland artinfo: ui: 162674954 162674954 162674954 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004341 162674954 ppf: 848 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: Interrelationships Between Multiple Speed Tests in Youth Soccer: Are Players Equally Efficient at Performing Different Sprint and Change of Direction Tasks? aug: au: Freitas, Tomás T. Pereira, Lucas A. Alcaraz, Pedro E. Cadore, Eduardo L. Grazioli, Rafael Azevedo, Paulo H.S.M. Jeffreys, Ian Loturco, Irineu affil: UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia sug: subj: Soccer Athletic Performance Evaluation Sprinting Task Performance and Analysis Biomechanics Athletes, Elite In Adolescence Human Cross Sectional Studies Correlational Studies Adolescence Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Acceleration Descriptive Statistics Adolescent: 13-18 years ab: Freitas, TT, Pereira, LA, Alcaraz, PE, Cadore, EL, Grazioli, R, Azevedo, PHSM, Jeffreys, I, and Loturco, I. Interrelationships between multiple speed tests in youth soccer: Are players equally efficient at performing different sprint and COD tasks? J Strength Cond Res 37(4): 848–853, 2023—We investigated the relationships between linear and multidirectional sprint tests in elite young soccer players, using different speed measurements and their associated deficits. Twenty-three under-17 and 17 under-16 soccer players performed, on the same day, 17-m linear sprint (with 10-m split times), curve sprints for "good" and "weak" sides (CSGS and CSWS, respectively), and zigzag and 505 change of direction (COD) tests. The Pearson's product moment test was used to determine the relationships among the tested variables. Significance level was set at p < 0.05. Large and very large significant correlations were observed between CSGS and CSWS and 10-m (r = 0.73 and r = 0.53, respectively; p < 0.0001) and 17-m sprint velocity (r = 0.84 and r = 0.74, respectively; p < 0.0001). Moderate and significant associations were identified between zigzag and 17-m sprint performances (r = 0.40; p = 0.02). No significant relationships were found between 505 performance and 17-m sprint velocity and between the different COD tasks (p > 0.05). Significant correlations were observed between sprint performance at 10- and 17-m and both CS and COD deficits (r values ranging from 0.37 to 0.54; p < 0.05). In general, higher linear sprinting velocities were associated with superior performances in smoother multidirectional tasks (i.e., CS and zigzag tests) but not in more aggressive COD maneuvers (i.e., 505). Faster athletes in linear actions presented greater CS and COD deficits. No associations were detected between the different COD measurements, supporting the notion that the technical and mechanical demands of COD actions are angle and velocity dependent. From a practical perspective, comprehensive speed testing batteries (i.e., incorporating linear sprints, CS, and different COD assessments) should be administered to young soccer players, to better understand their ability to change direction and sprint over multiple trajectories. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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