The association between unilateral and bilateral performance-related measures in elite female soccer players: a multifaceted investigation

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F24%3A00140383" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/24:00140383 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1298159/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1298159/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1298159" target="_blank" >10.3389/fphys.2024.1298159</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The association between unilateral and bilateral performance-related measures in elite female soccer players: a multifaceted investigation

Original language description

Purpose The present study aimed to investigate a) the associations between bilateral performance utilizing countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), speed and unilateral CMJ, isokinetic peak torque in knee extension and flexion with angular velocities of 60 degrees/s and 180 degrees/s and tensiomyography (TMG) parameters; b) whether the asymmetries derived from unilateral tests are associated with bilateral CMJ, SJ and speed in elite female soccer players.Methods Thirty-five elite female soccer players (average age: 20 +/- 5 years) completed CMJ, SJ, speed, isokinetic muscle strength and TMG tests.Results Compared to the non-dominant leg, the dominant leg demonstrated greater peak torque output in both knee flexion (7.4%) and knee extension (5.6%) isokinetic tasks, as well as m. vastus medialis contraction time (7.6%), and soccer-specific agility test (4.1%). Conversely, the hamstring to quadriceps peak torque ratio at 180 degrees/s (8.5%) was significantly greater in the non-dominant leg. The associations between CMJ, SJ and speed performance were positive and ranged from weak (r = 0.350) to high (r = 0.710). For speed and TMG-derived variables, correlations were negative and ranged from weak (r = -0.345, p = 0.042, for vastus medialis contraction time) to moderate (r = -0.530, p = 0.001, for biceps femoris contraction time). Furthermore, both bilateral CMJ and SJ negatively correlated with TMG-derived variables, ranging from weak (r = -0.350, p = 0.039, for vastus lateralis contraction time) to moderate (r = -0.537, p = 0.003, for rectus femoris contraction time).Conclusion The overall significant, albeit inconsistent, correlations between the diverse performance scores obtained highlight the necessity for a multifaceted and thorough diagnostic strategy in female soccer players.

Czech name

—

Czech description

—

Type

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

CEP classification

—

OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

—

Continuities

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

FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY

ISSN

1664-042X

e-ISSN

1664-042X

Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2024

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1-11

UT code for WoS article

001258344500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85197341347