Examination of the Sprinting and Jumping Force-Velocity Profiles in Young Soccer Players at Different Maturational Stages

Luis Miguel Fernández-Galván, Daniel Boullosa, Pedro Jiménez-Reyes, Víctor Cuadrado-Peñafiel and Arturo Casado
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Luis Miguel Fernández-Galván: Education Faculty, Autónoma University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Daniel Boullosa: Instituto Integrado de Saúde (INISA), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil
Pedro Jiménez-Reyes: Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28943 Madrid, Spain
Víctor Cuadrado-Peñafiel: Education Faculty, Autónoma University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Arturo Casado: Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28943 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: The aim was to determine the relationships among components of the force-velocity (F-V) profiles in jumping and sprinting, with both biological and chronological ages in 89 young soccer players belonging to categories from U10 to U18. Participants performed countermovement jumps (CMJ) and 20-m sprint tests. F-V components assessed were associated with both maturity offset and chronological age, using correlation and multiple linear regression analyses. Horizontal (i.e., maximal theoretical force [F 0 ] and velocity [V 0 ], maximal power [P max ] and F-V slope) and vertical (i.e., [F 0 ] and [P max ]) F-V components displayed very large correlations (i.e., 0.79 ? r ? 0.92) with both chronological age and maturity offset. The combination of sprinting P max and training experience and jumping F 0 and training experience explained up to 94% of the variances in maturity offset and chronological age. Furthermore, similar correlations were found between sprinting and jumping performances, and components of the F-V profiles, and both maturity offset and chronological age. Identification of vertical jump and sprint mechanical determinants may assist in strengthening those components of the F-V profile which are weaker throughout the training process. Sprinting and jumping capabilities can be indistinctly monitored with respect to their chronological age or maturity offset in young soccer players.

Keywords: young soccer players; maturation; force-velocity profile; sprint; vertical jump (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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