The Relationship Between Jump Performance, Speed and Cod Speed in Elite Female Soccer Players

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present the physical performance of elite female soccer players and to analyze the relationship between jump performance, speed and COD ability. Sixteen elite female soccer players (age: 20.05±2.85; height: 166.47±4.83cm; body weight: 60.52±8.30kg, BMI 21.88±2.86) from a women's club who played the highest rank of the competition took part in this study. The jump, speed and COD abilities of each player were determined using: (1) the Squat jump (SJ), (2) Countermovement Jump (CMJ), countermovement jump with arm swing (CMJA), (2) running speed at 30-m with passing time at 10m and 20m, (3) the pro agility test (pro), (4) zig-zag test (zig-zag), (5) 9-6-3-6-3 sprint (9-6-3-6-9). The results of Pearson’s correlation indicated moderate significant relationships between the 10m running speed and pro agility test (r=0.59; p<0.01), as well as the zig-zag test (r=0.55; p<0.01), and also between the 30m and all COD tests (pro agility r=0.66; p<0.01, zig-zag r=0.59; p<0.01 and 9-6-3-6-9 r=0.58; p<0.05). A small correlation (r=0.49; p<0.03) was noticed between the 10m running test and 9-6-3-6-9 agility test, and also between the CMJA (r=0.45; p<0.05) and the 9-6-3-6-9 agility test. The findings of the present study indicated a significant correlation between speed and all of the COD tests, additionally between the CMJA and 9-6-3-6-9 COD test. Therefore, elite female soccer players with higher maximum acceleration rates and speed tend to perform better in change of direction tests. On the other hand, jump performance does not significantly correlate with COD ability.

Assessing athlete readiness using physical, physiological, and perceptual markers

“…This finding provides mixed support for previous studies assessing the relationship between jump height from SJ and subsequent athletic performance. The current finding complements an existing body of literature which found no association between SJ jump height and various training and competition performance outcomes in elite karate (Loturco et al, 2014), basketball (Pojskic et al, 2018), surfing , soccer (Gonçalves et al, 2021;Saidi et al, 2020;Saidi et al, 2022;Saidi et al, 2019;Stanković et al, 2022), cross-country skiing (Carlsson et al, 2012), and track and field (Loturco et al, 2019) athletes.…”

Analyzing the Influence of Speed and Jumping Performance Metrics on Percentage Change of Direction Deficit in Adolescent Female Soccer Players

“…In the present study, significant relationships were found between COD180 and 10-m (r=0.53 to 0.70) and 30-40-m (r=0.51 to 0.65). In the same line, a recent study showed large correlations between 10-m speed and COD (Pro Agility test/5-10-5 r=0.59; Zig-Zag test r=0.55) [39]. On the other hand, Lockie et al [3] found heterogeneous results in collegiate women's soccer players.…”

Analysing the Influence of Speed and Jumping Performance Metrics on the Percentage Change of Direction Deficit in Adolescent Female Soccer Players

“…In the present study, significant relationships were found between COD180 and 10 m (r = 0.53 to 0.70) and 30-40 m (r = 0.51 to 0.65). In the same line, a recent study showed large correlations between 10 m speed and COD (Pro Agility test/5-10-5 r = 0.59; Zig-Zag test r = 0.55) [39]. In contrast, Lockie et al [3] found heterogeneous results in collegiate women's soccer players.…”

“…However, studies analysing the relationship between COD tests and 30 m time have been found. One study showed large correlations between 30 m speed and COD (Pro Agility test/5-10-5 r = 0.66; Zig-Zag test r = 0.55; 9-6-3-6-9 test r = 0.58) in elite female soccer players [39]. Another study analysed male soccer players and found a large correlation between linear speed (30 m) and the Zig-Zag test (r = 0.56-0.60) [40,41].…”