Changes in eccentric hamstring strength and muscle soreness in younger and older male football players following match play
The older group showed significant declines in eccentric hamstring strength after the match, with age as a predictor. Specialists should focus on enhancing eccentric strength in older players and monitor their recovery to minimise injury risk. Future psycho-physiological research should examine muscle soreness perceptions and force production in fatigued younger and older football players. The results must be interpreted with caution due to the shorter playing time, unaccounted match workload, and limited sample size. Moreover, future research is necessary, including workload and performance metrics over a longer play duration for each player, with a larger sample size to achieve more reliable conclusions.
Authors
- Necmiye Ün Yıldırım (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5527-4290)
- Gökhan Yağız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9214-1948)
- Bekir Çar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-9543)
- Esedullah Akaras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-4632)
- Julian Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9609-8422)
- Gökhan Mehmet Karatay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4319-1009)
- Ersagun Kepir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6777-6540)
Institutions
- Ankara University (TR)
- Bangor University (GB)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Erzurum Technical University (TR)
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (JP)
- Amasya Üniversitesi (TR)
- Gazi University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-025-01336-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72