Assessing the Sprint Force-Velocity Profile in International Football Players with Cerebral Palsy: Validity, Reliability and Sport Class’ Profiles
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Ivan Pena-Gonzalez, Alejandro Javaloyes, Jose Manuel Sarabia, Manuel Moya-Ramon
Abstract
This study assessed and described the Sprint Force-velocity (SFv) profile, and its validity and reliability in international cerebral palsy (CP) football players. Twenty international male CP football players (age: 26.9±7.4) performed a 30-m sprint, a vertical jump (CMJ), a change of direction (MAT), a dribbling and an intermittent endurance (Yo-YoIR1) test. The SFv profile and physical performance variables were shown according to the players’ sport class with the estimation of the effect sizes between classes. The SFv showed high reliability (ICC=0.77 to 0.99; SEM=0.89 to 8.66%). Validity for the SFv was provided by its positive correlation with the players’ sport class (r=0.53 to 0.75; p=.02 to <.01) and the rest of the physical performance tests (r=0.45 to 0.99; p=.04 to <.01). The RFmax was the main SFv profile variable that explained players’ performance in the rest of the tests (β=0.77 to 1.0; p<.05; R2=0.59 to 0.99). The SFv profile seems to be an efficient test to assess international CP football players’ physical performance. This provides information about the players’ individual sprint mechanical characteristics and their sprint strengths and weaknesses, allowing coaches and conditioning trainers to individualize their training interventions to optimize sprint performance.
DOI
DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2022-0065
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APA
Peña-González, I., Javaloyes, A., Manuel Sarabia, J., Moya-Ramón, M. (2022). Assessing the Sprint Force-Velocity Profile in International Football Players with Cerebral Palsy: Validity, Reliability and Sport Class’ Profiles. Journal of Human Kinetics, 82, 253-262. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2022-0065
Harvard Peña-González, I., Javaloyes, A., Manuel Sarabia, J., and Moya-Ramón, M. (2022). Assessing the Sprint Force-Velocity Profile in International Football Players with Cerebral Palsy: Validity, Reliability and Sport Class’ Profiles. Journal of Human Kinetics, 82, pp.253-262. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2022-0065
MLA Peña-González, Iván et al. “Assessing the Sprint Force-Velocity Profile in International Football Players with Cerebral Palsy: Validity, Reliability and Sport Class’ Profiles.” Journal of Human Kinetics, vol. 82, 2022, pp. 253-262. doi:10.2478/hukin-2022-0065.
Vancouver Peña-González I, Javaloyes A, Manuel Sarabia J, Moya-Ramón M. Assessing the Sprint Force-Velocity Profile in International Football Players with Cerebral Palsy: Validity, Reliability and Sport Class’ Profiles. Journal of Human Kinetics. 2022;82:253-262. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2022-0065
Key words
CP football, para-sports, physical performance, disability