Bilateral Strength Asymmetry in Elite Youth Soccer Players: Differences between Age Categories

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F21%3A10435051" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/21:10435051 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=HaYN0THnjE" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=HaYN0THnjE</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym13111982" target="_blank" >10.3390/sym13111982</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Bilateral Strength Asymmetry in Elite Youth Soccer Players: Differences between Age Categories

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The strength asymmetry of athletes as a negative health and performance factor is increasingly being researched in sports with a high load on the dominant limb when some specific unilateral movements, such as passing, jumping, and tackling, are required. This study aimed to determine the level of isokinetic strength bilateral asymmetry (BA) among knee extensors (KEs) and knee flexors (KFs) of elite youth soccer players. The sample (n = 87) consisted of three age categories of under 13 (U13), under 15 (U15), and under 17 (U17) years old. Isokinetic dynamometry was used to obtain the maximum peak torque of the KEs and KFs in the dominant and non-dominant lower limbs during concentric muscle contraction. The analysis revealed significantly lower values (p &lt; 0.05) of BA in KEs in U17 than in younger categories, U13 and U15, and higher values (p &lt; 0.05) of BA in KFs in the U15 category than in the U17category. The majority of the players in the U15 category (68%) reached KFs BA higher than 10% in comparison with U13 players (50%) and U17 players (28% of players) (p &lt; 0.05). Our results showed a significant effect of age category on BA levels in young soccer players. High incidences of increased BA in the lower limbs occurred in the younger categories (U13, U15) and subsequently decreased in the later adolescent stages.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Bilateral Strength Asymmetry in Elite Youth Soccer Players: Differences between Age Categories

Popis výsledku anglicky

The strength asymmetry of athletes as a negative health and performance factor is increasingly being researched in sports with a high load on the dominant limb when some specific unilateral movements, such as passing, jumping, and tackling, are required. This study aimed to determine the level of isokinetic strength bilateral asymmetry (BA) among knee extensors (KEs) and knee flexors (KFs) of elite youth soccer players. The sample (n = 87) consisted of three age categories of under 13 (U13), under 15 (U15), and under 17 (U17) years old. Isokinetic dynamometry was used to obtain the maximum peak torque of the KEs and KFs in the dominant and non-dominant lower limbs during concentric muscle contraction. The analysis revealed significantly lower values (p &lt; 0.05) of BA in KEs in U17 than in younger categories, U13 and U15, and higher values (p &lt; 0.05) of BA in KFs in the U15 category than in the U17category. The majority of the players in the U15 category (68%) reached KFs BA higher than 10% in comparison with U13 players (50%) and U17 players (28% of players) (p &lt; 0.05). Our results showed a significant effect of age category on BA levels in young soccer players. High incidences of increased BA in the lower limbs occurred in the younger categories (U13, U15) and subsequently decreased in the later adolescent stages.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA19-12150S" target="_blank" >GA19-12150S: Morfologické, fyziologické a předpoklady související se zraněním u elitních fotbalistů - model pro identifikaci talentů a jejich dlouhodobý rozvoj</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Symmetry [online]

ISSN

2073-8994

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

11

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

1-8

Kód UT WoS článku

000724686500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85118204747