Desempenho funcional de membros inferiores de jovens atletas do futebol masculino

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the functional performance of lower limbs of young soccer players male. Methods: Twenty young healthy male soccer players, aged 17 and 19 years old, from the under-20 men's soccer team at the University of Caxias do Sul were part of the sample. To assess the functionality of the lower limbs, the Y balance test and the hop tests (single hop test; triple hop test; crossover hop test; timed hop test) were used. For both tests, three repetitions of training were performed and after three repetitions of the test itself. The mean of the three test values was used for comparison between members. For comparisons between the dominant limb (MD) and the non-dominant limb (MND), the paired t test was used. For analysis of the YBT composite score, the one-sample t-test was used for comparison with the normative value. A significance level of p < 0.05 was considered. Results: The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences. significant among the members, both in the analysis of the Y balance test and the hop tests. However, the composite score results for both the MD (85.15%) and the MND (85.85%) are significantly lower than the 94% suggested by the literature (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The symmetry between the members found in the present research is similar to most studies with young athletes found in the literature, which still demonstrates that the greater chances of asymmetries occur in more experienced athletes, due to the time of practice and the maturational state. [resumo fornecido pelos autores]