Journal article
Muscle strength characteristics of the hamstrings and quadriceps in players from a high-level youth football (soccer) academy
Research in Sports Medicine, Vol.26(3), pp.276-288
2018
PMID: 29506423
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate knee muscle strength characteristics in players from a high-level youth football Academy. In total, 110 players (aged 8-15 years) underwent muscle strength assessments carried out by a research physiotherapist using a computer-linked hand-held dynamometer. Results indicated that isometric hamstrings and quadriceps strength increased with age, whereas the isometric hamstring to quadriceps (H/Q) ratio decreased with age. A number of youth football players (n = 20; 18%; 95% CI: 11-27%) demonstrated isometric H/Q ratios of less than 0.60, as well as muscle strength asymmetries between limbs for the hamstrings (n = 40, 36%; 95% CI: 27-46%) and quadriceps (n = 51, 46%; 95% CI 37-56%), potentially increasing injury risk. This study provides new evidence that the isometric H/Q ratio reduces with advancing age during adolescence which may have important implications for junior athlete development and long-term injury prevention in football.
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- Title
- Muscle strength characteristics of the hamstrings and quadriceps in players from a high-level youth football (soccer) academy
- Creators
- Kerry Peek - University of NewcastleDon Gatherer - Gatherer Partnership, UKKyle JM Bennett - University of NewcastleJob Fransen - University of Technology SydneyMark Watsford - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- Research in Sports Medicine, Vol.26(3), pp.276-288
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Identifiers
- 991012855898402368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health; School of Health and Human Sciences; Human Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article