The Relationship between Functional Movement Quality and Speed, Agility, and Jump Performance in Elite Female Youth Football Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Approach to the Problem
2.2. Participants
2.3. Measurement Procedure
2.4. Functional Movement Screen (FMS)
2.5. Speed
2.6. Agility
2.7. Jumping Performance
2.8. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Score | Criteria |
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0 | The participant experiences pain in any part of the body at any point during the test. |
1 | The participant either fails to finish the movement pattern or is unable to acquire the position required to conduct the movement. |
2 | The participant may finish the exercise but does so with compensation(s). |
3 | The participant can complete the activity accurately without any assistance. |
Variables | Total (n = 22) | Striker (n = 4) | Midfielder (n = 9) | Fullback (n = 7) | Goalkeeper (n = 2) | |||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Age (years) | 15.59 | 0.57 | 15.90 | 0.27 | 15.42 | 0.66 | 15.55 | 0.51 | 15.90 | 0.84 |
Body height (cm) | 168.30 | 6.43 | 167.05 | 9.98 | 167.64 | 6.79 | 169.24 | 4.30 | 170.45 | 7.99 |
Body mass (kg) | 59.83 | 7.25 | 60.52 | 12.02 | 57.46 | 7.00 | 62.17 | 3.26 | 60.90 | 11.03 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.06 | 1.57 | 21.52 | 2.14 | 20.38 | 1.46 | 21.71 | 1.26 | 20.90 | 1.83 |
PBF (%) | 20.49 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 4.41 | 19.15 | 2.98 | 21.85 | 3.14 | 20.75 | 6.15 |
FFM (kg) | 47.42 | 4.87 | 47.62 | 8.30 | 46.38 | 5.42 | 48.51 | 1.45 | 47.90 | 4.94 |
FMS score | 16.50 | 2.22 | 17.25 | 1.50 | 15.88 | 3.05 | 17.28 | 1.11 | 15.00 | 0.00 |
Deep squat | 2.45 | 0.59 | 2.50 | 0.58 | 2.33 | 0.70 | 2.71 | 0.48 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
Hurdle step | 2.36 | 0.66 | 2.75 | 0.50 | 2.33 | 0.70 | 2.28 | 0.75 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
In-line lunge | 2.59 | 0.59 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 2.44 | 0.72 | 2.71 | 0.48 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
Shoulder mobility | 2.59 | 0.66 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 0.70 | 2.85 | 0.37 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
ASLR | 2.59 | 0.50 | 2.25 | 0.50 | 2.55 | 0.52 | 2.71 | 0.48 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
TSPU | 1.86 | 0.83 | 2.00 | 0.52 | 1.88 | 0.93 | 2.00 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
Rotary stability | 2.04 | 0.21 | 2.25 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
CMJ free arms (cm) | 28.88 | 4.01 | 28.47 | 2.80 | 29.95 | 3.86 | 27.70 | 5.19 | 29.00 | 3.39 |
Zig-zag (s) | 6.29 | 0.29 | 6.41 | 0.26 | 6.24 | 0.24 | 6.22 | 0.39 | 6.49 | 0.91 |
T-test (s) | 11.37 | 0.54 | 11.91 | 0.54 | 11.12 | 0.38 | 11.31 | 0.56 | 11.61 | 0.53 |
5 m sprint (s) | 1.12 | 0.06 | 1.17 | 0.09 | 1.12 | 0.06 | 1.08 | 0.05 | 1.13 | 0.14 |
10 m sprint (s) | 1.94 | 0.08 | 2.00 | 0.10 | 1.95 | 0.07 | 1.90 | 0.09 | 1.93 | 0.14 |
20 m sprint (s) | 3.38 | 0.15 | 3.48 | 0.16 | 3.40 | 0.13 | 3.31 | 0.16 | 3.36 | 0.03 |
30 m sprint (s) | 4.78 | 0.22 | 4.92 | 0.23 | 4.80 | 0.20 | 4.67 | 0.24 | 4.79 | 0.04 |
Variables | CMJ Free Arms | Zig-Zag | T-Test | 5 m | 10 m | 20 m | 30 m |
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FMS score | 0.17 (−0.27, 0.55) | −0.13 (−0.52, 0.31) | −0.18 (−0.56, 0.26) | −0.27 (−0.62, 0.17) | −0.14 (−0.53, 0.30) | −0.18 (−0.56, 0.26) | −0.21 (−0.58, 0.23) |
Deep squat | 0.22 (−0.22, 0.59) | −0.17 (−0.55, 0.27) | −0.15 (−0.54, 0.29) | −0.11 (−0.51, 0.33) | 0.17 (−0.27, 0.55) | −0.17 (−0.55, 0.27) | 0.09 (−0.34, 0.49) |
Hurdle step | 0.13 (−0.31, 0.52) | −0.15 (−0.54, 0.29) | −0.14 (−0.53, 0.29) | −0.19 (−0.57, 0.25) | −0.08 (−0.49, 0.35) | −0.11 (−0.51, 0.33) | −0.17 (−0.55, 0.27) |
In-line lunge | 0.28 (−0.16, 0.62) | −0.44 * (−0.72, −0.02) | −0.19 (−0.57, 0.25) | −0.10 (−0.50, 0.34) | −0.06 (−0.47, 0.37) | −0.10 (−0.50, 0.34) | −0.09 (−0.49, 0.34) |
Shoulder mobility | 0.20 (−0.24, 0.57) | −0.39 * (−0.70, 0.03) | −0.39 * (−0.70, 0.04) | −0.42 * (−0.72, 0.00) | −0.38 * (−0.69,0.05) | −0.29 (−0.63, 0.15) | −0.28 (−0.63, 0.16) |
ASLR | 0.45 * (0.03, 0.73) | −0.30 (−0.64, 0.14) | −0.30 (−0.64, 0.14) | −0.35 (−0.67, 0.08) | −0.41 * (−0.71, 0.01) | −0.47 * (−0.74, −0.06) | −0.46 * (−0.73, −0.05) |
TSPU | 0.06 (−0.38, 0.47) | −0.24 (−0.60, 0.20) | −0.17 (−0.55, 0.27) | −0.22 (−0.59, 0.22) | −0.16 (−0.54, 0.28) | −0.05 (−0.46, 0.38) | −0.07 (−0.48, 0.36) |
Rotary stability | 0.25 (−0.19, 0.61) | −0.02 (−0.44, 0.40) | −0.13 (−0.52, 0.31) | −0.18 (−0.56, 0.26) | −0.27 (−0.62, 0.17) | −0.23 (−0.59, 0.21) | −0.25 (−0.61, 0.19) |
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Alexe, D.I.; Čaušević, D.; Čović, N.; Rani, B.; Tohănean, D.I.; Abazović, E.; Setiawan, E.; Alexe, C.I. The Relationship between Functional Movement Quality and Speed, Agility, and Jump Performance in Elite Female Youth Football Players. Sports 2024, 12, 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12080214
Alexe DI, Čaušević D, Čović N, Rani B, Tohănean DI, Abazović E, Setiawan E, Alexe CI. The Relationship between Functional Movement Quality and Speed, Agility, and Jump Performance in Elite Female Youth Football Players. Sports. 2024; 12(8):214. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12080214
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlexe, Dan Iulian, Denis Čaušević, Nedim Čović, Babina Rani, Dragoș Ioan Tohănean, Ensar Abazović, Edi Setiawan, and Cristina Ioana Alexe. 2024. "The Relationship between Functional Movement Quality and Speed, Agility, and Jump Performance in Elite Female Youth Football Players" Sports 12, no. 8: 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12080214