Age-Related Differences in Hamstring Flexibility in Prepubertal Soccer Players: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.

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Journal

Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 15 07 2021
accepted: 07 10 2021
entrez: 19 11 2021
pubmed: 20 11 2021
medline: 20 11 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study aimed to investigate the hamstring flexibility rate among prepubertal soccer players from U8 to U12 and the role of age and soccer years of practice on the course of hamstring flexibility. Six hundred eleven young Italian soccer players from a local soccer school in Turin were recruited for this research and assigned to each group according to their chronological age (U8 = 124 players; U9 = 130 players; U10 = 151 players; U11 = 89 players; and U12 = 120 players). Hamstring flexibility was measured using the Sit and Reach Test (SAR), while data analysis was run using a one-way analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA). Furthermore, Tuckey's

Identifiants

pubmed: 34795614
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.741756
pmc: PMC8592954
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

741756

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Abate Daga, Panzolini, Allois, Baseggio and Agostino.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Federico Abate Daga (F)

Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Marco Panzolini (M)

School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Ruben Allois (R)

Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Luca Baseggio (L)

School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Samuel Agostino (S)

School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

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