Lower limb strength and training experience in elite and sub-elite female footballers

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F24%3A10472086" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/24:10472086 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=ZSfGqiWdH~" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=ZSfGqiWdH~</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/IES-230038" target="_blank" >10.3233/IES-230038</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Lower limb strength and training experience in elite and sub-elite female footballers

Original language description

BACKGROUND: Strength differences between performance levels remain unclear in female football. Furthermore, the relationship between fulltime training and strength has been unexplored despite increased professionalisation in the sport. OBJECTIVE: The aims of this research were to examine knee flexor/extensor and hip adductor/abductor strength differences between elite and sub-elite female footballers, and then determine the relationship of strength performance to age, years of football experience (FE), and years of fulltime training (FTT). METHODS: 15 elite and 15 sub-elite professional female footballers were tested. The main outcomes were concentric isokinetic knee flexor and extensor peak moment at 60, 180, and 300RING OPERATOR/s, and isometric hip adductor (ADD) and abductor (ABD) force. RESULTS: The elite team had higher absolute (300RING OPERATOR/s: 47.13-49.33 Nm vs 37.33-38.93 Nm, p&lt; 0.05) and normalised (300RING OPERATOR/s: 0.76-0.80 Nm/kg vs 0.59-0.62 Nm/kg, p&lt; 0.05) knee flexor values, and higher normalised ADD (5.64-5.66 N/kg vs 4.98-5.05 N/kg, p&lt; 0.05) and ABD force (5.80-6.00 N/kg vs 5.26-5.39 N/kg, p&lt; 0.05), compared to the sub-elite team. Age, FE, and FTT were correlated to knee flexor values (r= 0.381-0.559, p&lt; 0.05). Additionally, FTT was correlated with normalised ADD and ABD force (r= 0.362-0.546, p&lt; 0.05). CONCLUSION: Sub-elite female footballers may require additional knee flexor and hip strengthening in order to make the step up to the elite level. Those who are younger or have low FTT may also be recommended additional lower limb strengthening ahead of joining a fulltime training environment.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF19_073%2F0016935" target="_blank" >EF19_073/0016935: Grant schemes at Charles University</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

ISSN

0959-3020

e-ISSN

1878-5913

Volume of the periodical

32

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

11-20

UT code for WoS article

001170709500002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85183972338