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The relationship between sprinting and kicking performance

Strength and power (explosive movement) share importance in top level soccer play. Kicking is one of the most important skill in soccer. The full-instep kick is normally used for generation of a fastball speed. Twenty-seven Croatian national football team members (U-15) (mean (SD) age 15.8 (2.9) years, height 173.5 (5.5) cm, weight 62.1 (5.4) kg took part in the study, and performed sprint tests (sp5m, sp10m, sp20m and sp30m) and kicking performance test (measured by Radar Gun, Stalker-Pro, Texas). The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between kicking performance and sprinting performance, using field performance tests. Kicking performance correlated with sprinting performance in all four sprinting variables (r = 0.49 to 0.54 ; p<0.05) and body weight BM (r =0, 53, p<0, 05). SRA revealed a simple solution with sp30m and BM as a significant predictors variables, which explained 52, 6 % of kicking performance. Kicking performance measured by radar gun is reliable test (coefficient alpha = 0, 96) for measuring velocity of a soccer kick. Some motor abilities, which are in the basis of sprinting and kicking performance, are related. Players how perform well on sprinting test (sp30) are likely to be successful in kicking performance tests. Sprint over 30m is one of the most important indicators of kicking performance efficiency.

soccer players ; sprinting performance ; kicking performance

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