10-14 Yaş Arası Futbolcularda Alt Ekstremite Esnekliği ile Patlayıcı Kuvvet, Çeviklik ve Sürat Performansı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 10–14 yaş grubundaki erkek futbol oyuncularında alt ekstremite esnekliği ile patlayıcı kuvvet, çeviklik ve sürat performansı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırmaya toplam 129 erkek futbolcu katılmıştır (Yaş = 12.5 ± 0.3 yıl; boy uzunluğu= 156 ± 7.6 cm; Vücut ağırlığı = 48.9 ± 10.2 kg; BKİ = 20.0 ± 3.2). Esneklik, otur–uzan testiyle; patlayıcı kuvvet, durarak uzun atlama testiyle; çeviklik, Pro-Agility (5–10–5) testiyle; sürat ise 10 m ve 30 m sprint testleriyle değerlen-dirilmiştir. Performans değişkenleri ile esneklik arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek amacıyla Pearson korelasyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Analizler, esneklik ile çeviklik (r = –0.215, p = 0.015) ve 10 m sprint performansı (r = –0.198, p = 0.025) arasında negatif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu bulgu, daha yüksek esneklik düzeyine sahip futbol oyuncularının yön değiştirme gerektiren hareketleri daha hızlı gerçekleştirdiğini ve kısa mesafelerde daha iyi ivmelenme gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Öte yandan, esneklik ile 30 m sprint performansı arasındaki ilişki istatistik-sel olarak anlamlı değildir (r = –0.148, p = 0.112). Benzer şekilde, esneklik ile patlayıcı kuvvet performansı arasındaki pozitif ilişki de anlamlı bulunmamıştır (r = 0.168, p = 0.056). 10–14 yaş aralığındaki altyapı futbolcuları üzerinde elde edilen bulgular alt ekstremite esnekliğinin özellikle kısa mesafe sprint hızı ve çeviklik ile anlamlı düzeyde ilişkili olduğunu; ancak 30-m sprint ve patlayıcı kuvvet performansları üzerinde belirgin bir ilişkisinin olmadığını göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Çeviklik
• Esneklik
• Futbol
• Kuvvet
• Patlayıcı Kuvvet
• Sürat

Investigation of the Relationship Between Lower-Limb Flexibility and Explosive Power, Agility, and Speed Performance in Football Players Aged 10–14 Years

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between lower-limb flexibility and explosive power, agility, and sprint performance in male football players aged 10–14 years. A total of 129 players participated in the study (Mean age = 12.5 ± 0.3 years; Height = 156 ± 7.6 cm; Body mass = 48.9 ± 10.2 kg; BMI = 20.0 ± 3.2). Flexibility was assessed using the sit-and-reach test, explosive power with the standing 30-m test, agility with the Pro-Agility (5–10–5) test, and sprint performance with 10-m and 30-m sprint tests. Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the relationships between flexibility and performance variables. The results revealed significant negative correlations between flexibility and agility (r = –0.215, p = 0.015) and between flexibility and 10-m sprint time (r = –0.198, p = 0.025), indicating that players with greater flexibility completed direction-change tasks more quickly and accelerated more effectively over short distances. However, the correlation between flexibility and 30-m sprint time was not statistically significant (r = –0.148, p = 0.112). Similarly, although the relationship between flexibility and explosive power (standing long jump) was positive, it did not reach statistical significance (r = 0.168, p = 0.056). The findings obtained in 10–14-year-old academy football players indicate that lower-extremity flexibility is significantly associated particularly with short-distance sprint speed and agility, but shows no clear association with 30-m sprint and explosive power performances.

Keywords

• Agility
• Flexibility
• Football
• Strength
• Explosive
• Speed

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