Relationships between functional movement screen scores,maturation and physical performance in young soccer players |
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| Authors: | Rhodri S Lloyd Jon L Oliver John M Radnor Benjamin C Rhodes Avery D Faigenbaum Gregory D Myer |
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| Institution: | 1. Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK;2. Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, UK;3. Department of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA;4. Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;5. Department of Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA;6. Sport Medicine, Sports Health and Performance Institute, Ohio State University, OH, USA;7. The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Boston, MA, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between functional movement screen scores, maturation and physical performance in young soccer players. Thirty males (11–16 years) were assessed for maturation, functional movement screen scores and a range of physical performance tests (squat jump, reactive strength index protocol and reactive agility cut). Older players significantly outperformed younger participants in all tests (P < 0.05; effect sizes = 1.25–3.40). Deep overhead squat, in-line lunge, active straight leg raise and rotary stability test were significantly correlated to all performance tests. In-line lunge performance explained the greatest variance in reactive strength index (adjusted R2 = 47%) and reactive agility cut (adjusted R2 = 38%) performance, whilst maturation was the strongest predictor of squat jump performance (adjusted R2 = 46%). This study demonstrated that variation of physical performance in youth soccer players could be explained by a combination of both functional movement screen scores and maturation. |
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| Keywords: | children functional movement screen squat jump muscular strength reactive agility |
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