Multiple athletic performances, maturation, and Functional Movement Screen total and individual scores across different age categories in young soccer players

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in multiple athletic performances, and to examine associations between athletic performance and Functional Movement Screen (FMS) in young soccer players. Forty-one soccer players were tested on peak height velocity (PHV), 5-, 10-, and 30-m sprint times, 505 change of direction (505 COD), Y-reactive agility tests, countermovement jump (CMJ), and squat jump (SJ) height. Significant main effects ( P <0.01) were recorded in all tests except FMS total score whereas the U16 group outperformed U12 and U14 in almost each test. However, when the results were adjusted to the PHV 7 of 11 tests were nonsignificant. Significant associations were recorded between trunk stability push-up (TSPU) and 5 m ( P =0.04) and 505 COD (preferred) times ( P =0.01), and SJ height ( P =0.03) in the U12. In the U14, significant associations were recoded between TSPU and SJ ( P <0.01) and CMJ height ( P =0.03). In the U16, significant associations were recorded between deep overhead squat and 5-m sprint time ( P =0.02) and CMJ height ( P =0.04). Results of this study indicate that athletic performance in young soccer players is multidimensional in nature, and it is a consequence of several factors including maturation, different training strategies, and movement proficiency.

Comparison of balance ability and physical fitness according to the growth period in taekwondo players

“…As a result, the effect size was 0.7109283, α (significant level) was 0.05, and the power of test (1−β) was 80%. Based on this, a total of 24 subjects were calculated to use one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare balance ability, isokinetic moments, anaerobic ability, and physical fitness of each group ( Bakalľár et al, 2020 ). Therefore, in this study, 35 subjects were selected based on the dropout rate.…”

Association between Functional Movement Screen Scores and Athletic Performance in Adolescents: A Systematic Review

“…In terms of the 13 studies identified ( Figure 1 ), all were published between 2015 and 2021. Geographically, studies were conducted in Australia [ 40 ], Italy [ 41 ], Portugal [ 42 ], Slovakia [ 43 ], South Africa [ 44 ], Taiwan [ 45 ], Turkey [ 46 , 47 ], United Kingdom [ 20 , 48 ] and the United States of America [ 27 , 49 , 50 ]. The mean age range across these studies was 11 to 17.40 years, with 2 studies [ 46 , 48 ] exclusively reporting age for boys and girls separately.…”

“…Five studies only included male participants [ 20 , 40 , 41 , 43 , 50 ], five studies included a mix of males and females [ 27 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ], while three studies did not explicitly describe the gender of their participants [ 42 , 44 , 45 ]. As such, overall, there were 1649 participants across the studies (minimum = 20, maximum = 981), with 185 reported to be female (11.22%).…”

Assessment of Dysfunctional Movements and Asymmetries in Children and Adolescents Using the Functional Movement Screen—A Narrative Review

“…Although there is a plethora of research on the use of the FMS in adults, there is growing scientific evidence indicating the use of the FMS in youth. Studies to date have been performed in the United States, Canada [ 42 , 43 ], Hungary and Germany [ 44 , 45 ], Italy [ 46 ], Moldova [ 38 ], countries of the UK [ 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ], Ireland [ 58 , 59 ], Poland [ 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 ], Slovakia [ 65 ], Iran [ 66 , 67 , 68 ], Turkey [ 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 ], Japan [ 75 ], China [ 76 , 77 ], Thailand [ 32 ], Taiwan [ 78 , 79 , 80 ], Korea [ 81 ], Indonesia [ 82 ], Croatia [ 40 , 41 , 83 , 84 ], Brazil [ 85 ], Portugal [ 86 ], Spain [ 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 …”

“…Generally, older children perform better on the FMS than younger children [ 50 , 110 ]. In a study of 11 to 15 year old soccer players, there was a non-significant upward trend in the total FMS score from the 11 year-olds (FMS = 15.7), 13 year-olds (FMS = 16) to the 15 year-olds (FMS = 17.2) [ 65 ]. This is in agreement with a recent study [ 45 ] in which there was a weak, but positive correlation between age and the FMS score in 10 to 12 year old girls (0.242) and boys (0.053).…”