RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIP FLEXION RANGE OF MOTION, LEG STRENGTH, AND SHOOTING SPEED IN YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the relationship between hip flexion range of motion, leg strength, and shooting speed in young soccer players. Twenty-three volunteer male soccer players actively competing in the Turkish U17 league participated in the study. Leg strength was determined by the Activforce 2 device, hip flexion range of motion by the MyRom application, and shooting velocity by radar device (Stalker Solo 2 Sports Radar). The Pearson Correlation Test was applied to determine the relationship between the parameters. Moderate and high positive correlations were found between 11m, 18m and 25m shooting speeds and right hip flexion ROM at moderate level and between left hip flexion ROM at moderate and high level; moderate and high positive correlations were found between 18m and 25m shooting speeds and non-dominant leg peak force and average force. It can be concluded that the correlations at different levels or no correlations will provide an effective result for coaches to prepare training programmes and will contribute to which parameters should be focused on to improve shooting performance and it can be said that the mobility and strength levels of the hip flexors in both dominant and non-dominant legs should be increased in order to improve the shooting speed performance of young soccer players.

Keywords

• Football
• hip flexion
• shot
• strength
• range of motion

GENÇ FUTBOLCULARDA KALÇA FLEKSİYON HAREKET AÇIKLIĞI, BACAK KUVVETİ VE ŞUT HIZI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı genç futbolcularda kalça fleksiyon hareket açıklığı, bacak kuvveti ve şut hızı arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Çalışmaya Türkiye U17 liginde aktif olarak mücadele eden 23 gönüllü erkek futbolcu katılmıştır. Bacak kuvveti Activforce 2 cihazı ile, kalça fleksiyon hareket açıklığı MyRom uygulaması ile ve şut hızı radar cihazı (Stalker Solo 2 Sports Radar) ile belirlenmiştir. Parametreler arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek için Pearson Korelasyon Testi uygulanmıştır. 11m, 18m ve 25m şut hızları ile sağ kalça fleksiyon ROM'u arasında orta düzeyde ve sol kalça fleksiyon ROM'u arasında orta ve yüksek düzeyde; 18m ve 25m şut hızları ile dominant olmayan bacak zirve kuvveti ve ortalama kuvveti arasında orta ve yüksek düzeyde pozitif anlamlı korelasyonlar bulunmuştur. Ortaya çıkarılacak farklı düzeylerdeki ilişkilerin ya da ilişkisiz parametrelerin antrenörlerin antrenman programları hazırlamalarında etkili bir sonuç sağlayacağı ve atış performansının artırılması için hangi parametrelere yönelinmesi gerektiğine katkı sağlayacağı sonucuna varılabilir ve genç futbolcuların şut hızı performanslarını geliştirmek için hem dominant hem de dominant olmayan bacaklardaki kalça fleksörlerinin mobilizasyonunun ve kuvvet düzeylerinin artırılması gerektiği söylenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Futbol
• kalça fleksiyon
• şut
• kuvvet
• hareket açıklığı

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