Sprint Performance and Mechanical Force-Velocity Profile among Different Maturational Stages in Young Soccer Players

Luis Miguel Fernández-Galván, 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
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, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of maturation status on the components of the sprint force-velocity (F-V) profile in young soccer players. Sixty-two young male soccer players from the same professional soccer academy took part in the present study. A cross-sectional design was implemented to compare the main components of the sprint F-V profile (i.e., maximal theoretical force (F 0 ), velocity (V 0 ), power (P max ), and ratio of horizontal-to-resultant force (RF peak ), and decrease in the ratio of horizontal-to-resultant force (DRF)) and sprint performance (5, 20, and 30 m sprint time) among participants’ maturation stages (i.e., pre-, mid- and post-peak height velocity (PHV) groups). The results show that the ES of differences in 5 min sprint performance, F 0 , and RF peak (i.e., strength- and acceleration-related components of the sprint F-V profile) were greater between pre- and mid-PHV groups than those between mid- and post-PHV groups (i.e., large and very large effects (1.24 ≤ ES ≤ 2.42) vs. moderate, small, and zero effects (0 ≤ ES ≤ 0.69), respectively). However, the ES of differences in V 0 and DRF (i.e., peak speed-related components of the sprint F-V profile) were greater between mid- and post-PHV groups than those between pre- and mid-PHV groups (i.e., large effects (1.54 ≤ ES ≤ 1.92) vs. moderate effects (−0.59 ≤ ES ≤ 1), respectively). Once the strength development is achieved to a great extent from the pre- to mid-PHV groups, specific strength training methods may be used for young soccer players to improve their sprint performance.

Keywords: physical exercise; performance; football; adolescents; team sports; allometric scaling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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