Strength and jumping performance in youth athletes: do sport specialization and age categories affect strength asymmetry?
Soccer players displayed increased isokinetic strength and more balanced BA compared to the athletics group. Physiotherapists and strength coaches should focus on younger age groups, especially U15, due to the higher incidence of BA and lower relative strength regardless of specialization.
Authors
- Tomáš Malý (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-6766)
- Maroš Kaľata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4162-2511)
- Ferdia Fallon Verbruggen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-8213)
- Craig Anthony Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1740-6248)
- František Zahálka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-7637)
- Mark De Ste Croix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9911-4355)
- Michal Lehnert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-7895)
Institutions
- University of Gloucestershire (GB)
- Charles University (CZ)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Palacký University Olomouc (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research in Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2465544
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.89