Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the 5m, 10m and 30m speed performance of the footballers fighting in the sub-structure of a professional team fighting in the Turkey Football Federation Sport Toto Super League (U16 League) and the vertical jump performance and strength values. The participants’ ages, lengths, weights, determined 1RM (1 repeated maximum strength) with strength performance, 5m, 10m, 30m speed performance data, jump performance were determined by countermovement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ). The average age of the total 23 footballers involved in the study was 15.78 ± 42 years, length: 172.43 ± 7.89 cm, body mass: 62.04 ± 7.61 kg. According to the findings obtained from the study, there was a meaningful relationship between 0-5m running performance and back squat 1RM performance (0,57) (p<0.001). On the other hand, it was found that with the maximum speed reach-relation (10m, 30m), which is the other speed companions, the jumping performance has no meaningful relationship with the strength performance. As a result, the implementation of training to large muscle groups such as squat, deadlift, which will increase the vertical power production to the athletes for successful performance, can enable footballers to do much more successful starting runs with their muscles in a very short time and effectively crushing during the game.

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