Análisis del rendimiento en salto vertical, agilidad, velocidad y velocidad de golpeo en jóvenes futbolistas:influencia de la edad

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Objective: The main objective of this paper was to analyze the influence of age-category in vertical jump ability, sprint, agility and kicking speed in young soccer players.Method: A total of 36 soccer players of sub-elite level from anAndalusian soccer academic participated voluntarily in this cross-sectional study(age: 15.87 ± 1.43 years; body mass: 65.38 ± 10.84kg; height: 1.71 ± 0.06 m). Body composition, vertical jump performance MJ), agility using the Balsom Agility Test, 5, 10, 20 and 30meters sprint, and kicking speed with both legs. Results: Analysis showed that under-18players obtained a greater performance in CMJ, agility and kicking speed than under-16 players. No significant differences( P ≥ .05) were found in the speed test, althougha clear trend in favour of under-18 players was seen. Conclusion: It is concluded that there are age-related effects onjump ability, agility, kicking speed and speed in youngsoccer players during adolescence, and that this association between different physical capacitiesis more influenced in soccer performance.