Reference values for the sprint performance in male football players aged from 9–35 years

Nikolaïdis, Pantelis Theodoros; Knechtle, Beat; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Luque, Gema Torres

doi:10.1515/bhk-2016-0015

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“…According to Nikolaidis et al [25], sprint ability is a major component of performance and can be used in talent identification and in the selection of players. However, the results of the present study differ from the findings of Dal Pupo et al [8], who found a correlation between the vertical jump test, sprint test, and agility test in young soccer players.…”

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Anthropometric and physical fitness parameters versus specific performance tests in Brazilian field hockey athletes: a pilot study

Lemos

Paz

Maia

et al. 2017

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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SummaryStudy aim: To investigate the correlation between anthropometric parameters, Sargent jump test, core muscles endurance and agility performance versus specific tests with and without a ball in female Brazilian field hockey athletes. Material and methods: Nine professional female field hockey players (age: 27.4 ± 2.5 years) participated in this study. Body height, body weight, body fat percentage, Sargent jump test (SJT), shuttle run agility test (SR), core muscular endurance tests and sport-specific tests -repeated sprint ability test (RSA) and repeated sprint ability with the ball (RSAB) -were assessed in a randomized order. Results: A moderate correlation was noted between SR and RSAB (r = 0.58, p = 0.09) and RSA (r = 0.60, p = 0.08). In addition, a moderate correlation was noted between percentage of body fat with RSAB (r = 0.59, p = 0.09) and with RSA (r = 0.72, p = 0.08). The other variables showed slight agreement or no agreement. Conclusions: These results indicated that the SR could be implemented in training and evaluation programs of hockey athletes due to the correlation with specific tests. Thus, the percentage of body fat was the only anthropometric parameter that showed a correlation with the specific tests, revealing the importance of maintaining a proper percentage of body fat for better performance in hockey.

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Anthropometric and physical fitness parameters versus specific performance tests in Brazilian field hockey athletes: a pilot study

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Maia

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“…It should be noted that, in addition to the anthropometric characteristics and the physical qualities analyzed in the present study, other variables are also adjuvant to athletes' competitive success, such as technical and tactical performance [13], sprint velocity [22,29] and the number of interchanges during a match [3,24].…”

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Evaluation of strength, agility and aerobic capacity in Brazilian football players

Raymundo

Pernambuco

Brum

et al. 2018

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SummaryStudy aim: To evaluate the levels of strength, agility and the maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max ) between the offensive and defensive teams of football players. Material and methods: In the present cross-sectional study, 20 male Brazilian football players were divided into an offensive group (OG, n = 10, age: 25.50 ± 6.15 years) and a defensive group (DG, n = 10, age: 22.50 ± 5.48 years). We used the dynamometer for back and legs, the shuttle run test, and the Cooper test to evaluate strength, agility and VO 2max , respectively. Results: The independent Student t-test showed that the OG was significantly more agile than the DG (p < 0.05). The other variables did not show any statistically significant differences. In the OG there was a strong correlation between agility and VO 2max (r = -0.834, p = 0.003, r 2 = 0.70). However, in the DG there was a moderate correlation between the same variables (r = -0.677, p = 0.031, r 2 = 0.46). This shows that the greater the agility is, the higher is the VO 2max . There was no correlation between the variables muscle strength and body fat percentage. Conclusions:The study showed that the OG has a better physical condition than the DG.

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“…Football is one of the most popular team sports in the world, and millions of athletes practice it regularly as members of football clubs [1]. Among the physical parameters, the sprint ability, especially combined with short periods of recovery [2,3], is one of the most important elements, as it can discriminate football players into different levels [4,5,6].…”

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“…The football match analysis indicated that sprints over short distances are generally performed 17-81 times per match, and represent 8-12% of the distance covered by the players [1]. It is stated that during a soccer game, many of the sprints done with maximum power are generally straight and the sprint distance changes between 5-50 meters [8].…”

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“…Players in the German national football team were found to perform ~17 sprints per game [13]. The sprint ability in football is usually assessed using the 20 m sprint test, where the participants are asked to cover this distance as fastest as possible [1]. The 20 m sprint was selected as the test to be taken under consideration in the present study due to its relevance with the demands of a football match [14,15].…”

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Comparison of Repetitive Sprint Performance for the U16 and U18 Category Soccer Players

Yamak¹,

İmamoğlu²

2019

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The aim of this study is to examine 20-meter repetitive sprint performance every 20 seconds in the U 16 and U18 category soccer players. It is also to create normative data for 20-meter repetitive sprint performance for football players. In our study, 22 players at Soccer's U16 category and 23 players at Soccer's at U18 category performed a test of 10 repetitive 20-meter sprints at every 20 seconds. On the statistical analysis, t-tests were used for the comparison of two groups. In order to determine the effect of average speed and the sprint quantity for the groups, two ways analysis of variance were done. In U16 and U18 category soccer players, it's founded out that the difference of age and weight is meaningful (p<0,001). However; the height difference wasn't meaningful (p>0,05). In this study, it is the running speed of 20 meters found to be 5.10 m/ sec for U16 and 5.42 m/ sec for U18 soccer players. At the U16 category, the least value at 1-2 speed run was 5.03 m/sec and the highest value was 5.99m/sec. At the U18 category, the least value was 4.91 m/sec and the highest value was 7.37 m/sec. Also, it was found out that the decrease in average speed for 20-meter repetition sprint was %14.10 for U16 and %14.80 for U18. In between U16 and U18 category soccer players, it is conducted that a difference on the average speed in the first two Sprints and the average speed in the last 2 Sprints (p<0,001). In addition, the difference between the average speed of the first two sprints for each group and the average of the last two sprints were significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: Results of the age groups of U16 and U18 revealed no major differences for a 20 meter repeated sprint runs. U16 and U18 category soccer players performed a test of 10 pieces of 20-meter repetitive sprints at each 20 seconds for capacity development. The speed performance of U16 and U18 soccer players during the play should be recorded. The physical and the speed ability differences of soccer players should be evaluated at the beginning, during and at the end of the season. A coach can improve soccer players' anaerobic capacities with 20-meter sprints. They can increase the resistance to density by doing 10 repetitions of 20-meter sprint. Thus, the development of specific training programs aiming to improve the sprint ability is recommended.

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Reference values for the sprint performance in male football players aged from 9–35 years

Cited by 28 publications

References 58 publications

Anthropometric and physical fitness parameters versus specific performance tests in Brazilian field hockey athletes: a pilot study

Anthropometric and physical fitness parameters versus specific performance tests in Brazilian field hockey athletes: a pilot study

Evaluation of strength, agility and aerobic capacity in Brazilian football players

Comparison of Repetitive Sprint Performance for the U16 and U18 Category Soccer Players

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