Investigation of Speed, Agility and Jumping Performances of Footbal Players in Different Age Groups

Abstract

The aim of this research is to compare the body composition, jumping, speed and agility performance parameters of young football players in different age groups. A total of 48 young football players from different age groups (U14, U15, U16 and U17) participated in the research voluntarily. Countermovement jump CMJ), squat jump (SJ), 10m, 20m sprint and zig-zag agility tests with and without the ball were applied to the athletes. SPSS 22 statistical program was used in the analysis of the data. According to the findings of the research, young football players in the U17 age group; it was determined that they had higher jumping, speed and agility performances compared to young football players in the U16, U15 and U14 age groups (p<0,05). As a result, it was observed that the performance parameters of the football players increased gradually with the training loads performed gradually, as well as the age and training experience. In this direction, studies to be conducted on whether there is a relationship between these performance differences in age groups and technical skills in future studies will make a significant contribution to football development.

Keywords

• Soccer
• Sprint
• Agility
• Jump
• Performance
• Age

Farklı Yaş Gruplarındaki Futbolcuların Sürat, Çeviklik ve Sıçrama Performanslarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, farklı yaş gruplarındaki genç futbolcuların vücut kompozisyonu, sıçrama, sürat ve toplu/topsuz çeviklik performans parametrelerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır. Araştırmaya farklı yaş gruplarından (U14, U15, U16 ve U17) toplam 48 genç futbolcu gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Sporculara countermovement jump CMJ), squat jump (SJ), 10m, 20m sürat ve toplu-topsuz zig-zag çeviklik testleri uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 22 istatistik programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, U17 yaş grubundaki genç futbolcuların; U16, U15 ve U14 yaş gruplarındaki genç futbolculara göre, daha yüksek sıçrama, sürat ve çeviklik performansına sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). Sonuç olarak, yaş ve antrenman deneyiminin yanında aşamalı olarak gerçekleştirilen antrenman yüklenmeleri ile birlikte futbolcuların performans parametrelerinin de kademeli olarak arttığı görülmüştür. Bu doğrultuda, ilerde yapılacak olan çalışmalarda yaş gruplarında oluşan bu performans farklarının teknik beceri ile ilişkisinin olup olmadığına dair yapılacak incelemeler futbol gelişimi için önemli katkı sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

• Futbol
• Sürat
• Çeviklik
• Sıçrama
• Performans
• Yaş

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