Stewart, A, Bloom, L, Clarkson, BJ and Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626
2014,
'A comparison of field test performances between elite and sub-elite academy soccer players'
, Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 3 (4)
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Abstract
The findings of this study highlight that there are no significant differences (p>0.05) in the height (175.1 ± 5.4 cm vs. 171.8 ± 5.8 cm) and body mass (69.5 ± 6.9 kg vs. 68.1 ± 5.8 kg) of Elite and Sub-Elite squads respectively. In contrast the Elite squad demonstrated significantly quicker sprint performances in the 5 m (0.98 ± 0.05 s vs. 1.02 ± 0.06 s; p=0.01) and 20 m (2.95 ± 0.09 s vs. 3.06 ± 0.15 s; p=0.003) sprints, higher SJ (51.8 ± 3.9 cm vs. 37.8 ± 3.8 cm; p<0.001) and CMJ (55.1 ± 4.5 cm vs. 38.6 ± 3.9 cm; p<0.001) performance and significantly greater relative strength (2.14 ± 0.25 kg/kg vs. 1.81 ± 0.34 kg/kg, p<0.001) compared to the Sub-elite squad, respectively. Results suggest that strength, jump and sprint tests can all differentiate between elite and sub-elite youth soccer players, highlighting the importance of appropriate conditioning to develop strength and power in youth soccer players.
Item Type: | Article |
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Themes: | Health and Wellbeing |
Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Athletic Enhancement |
Publisher: | SciTechnol |
Refereed: | Yes |
ISSN: | 2324-9080 |
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Funders: | Non funded research |
Depositing User: | Dr Paul Comfort |
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2014 17:31 |
Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2019 15:00 |
URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/32851 |
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