Relationship of Absolute and Relative Lower-Body Strength to Predictors of Athletic Performance in Collegiate Women Soccer Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Protocol
2.3. Body Mass
2.4. Vertical Jump
2.5. 3RM Back Squat
2.6. 505-Agility
2.7. Mod T
2.8. 10 m and 30 m Sprint
2.9. 20 m MSFT
2.10. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Number of Participants | Team Average ± SD * |
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Age (years) | 17 | 19.7 ± 1.2 |
Height (cent) | 17 | 166.4 ± 7.9 |
Body mass (BM) (kgs) | 17 | 64.3 ± 7.9 |
Vertical Jump (cent) | 17 | 45.72 ± 2.95 |
505 Right (s) | 17 | 2.64 ± 0.12 |
505 Left (s) | 17 | 2.68 ± 0.12 |
Mod T (s) | 17 | 6.30 ± 0.40 |
10 m (s) | 17 | 2.10 ± 0.12 |
30 m (s) | 17 | 5.16 ± 0.25 |
20 m MSFT (shuttle #) | 16 | 68.81 ± 12.15 |
1RM Back Squat (kgs) | 17 | 73.80 ± 9.98 |
Relative Squat (squat kg/BM kg) | 17 | 1.16 ± 0.18 |
Performance Tests | VJ | 505 R | 505 L | Mod T | 10 m | 30 m | 20 m MSFT |
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Absolute Strength | |||||||
Pearson Correlation | 0.331 | −0.512 * | −0.594 * | −0.550 * | −0.589 * | −0.539 * | 0.468 |
Significance | 0.194 | 0.036 | 0.012 | 0.022 | 0.013 | 0.026 | 0.068 |
Relative Strength | |||||||
Pearson Correlation | 0.546 * | −0.584 * | −0.675 ** | −0.752 ** | −0.593 * | −0.669 ** | 0.576 * |
Significance | 0.023 | 0.014 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.019 |
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Andersen, E.; Lockie, R.G.; Dawes, J.J. Relationship of Absolute and Relative Lower-Body Strength to Predictors of Athletic Performance in Collegiate Women Soccer Players. Sports 2018, 6, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040106
Andersen E, Lockie RG, Dawes JJ. Relationship of Absolute and Relative Lower-Body Strength to Predictors of Athletic Performance in Collegiate Women Soccer Players. Sports. 2018; 6(4):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040106
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndersen, Emily, Robert G. Lockie, and J. Jay Dawes. 2018. "Relationship of Absolute and Relative Lower-Body Strength to Predictors of Athletic Performance in Collegiate Women Soccer Players" Sports 6, no. 4: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040106