Rapid Spike in Hip Adduction Strength in Early Adolescent Footballers: A Study of 125 Elite Male Players From Youth to Senior

Light, N., Thorborg, K., Krommes, K., Nielsen, M. F., Thornton, K. B., Hölmich, P., Penalver, J. J. J. and Ishøi, L. (2022) Rapid Spike in Hip Adduction Strength in Early Adolescent Footballers: A Study of 125 Elite Male Players From Youth to Senior. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17 (9). pp. 1407-1414. ISSN 1555-0265

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Abstract

To investigate the differences in hip adductor and abductor muscle strength in elite male footballers from youth to senior level. We tested 125 players from the under-13-years (U'13) to senior squads of a Danish male professional football club in this cross-sectional design study. Hip adductor and abductor force (in newtons), torque (in newton meters), normalized torque (in newton meters per body mass), and adduction-to-abduction ratio were measured using handheld dynamometry. Between U'13 and senior level, adductor force increased by 104%, torque by 127%, and normalized torque by 21%. Abductor force increased by 78%, torque by 126%, and normalized torque by 17%. For incremental differences between age groups, significant increases were observed between the ages of U'13 to U'14 (18%-39%) and U'14 to U'15 (19%-33%) for all strength measures (P ≤ .021). No incremental difference was observed for adductor-to-abductor ratio. The large increases in hip adductor and abductor strength occurring between the ages of U'13 and U'15 offer insight into the strength capabilities and stress demands in these players, which may relate to injury vulnerability, and facilitate clinicians in selecting best-suited exercise interventions.

Publication Type: Articles
Uncontrolled Keywords: Hip and groin, Football, Soccer, injury, sports medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions: Academic Areas > School of Nursing and Allied Health > Physiotherapy
Research Entities > Centre for Health and Allied Sport and Exercise Science Research (CHASER)
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Date Deposited: 29 Jul 2022 14:41
Last Modified: 20 Sep 2024 13:36
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/6286

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