Evaluation of strength, agility and aerobic capacity in Brazilian football players

• Published in: Biomedical human kinetics Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 25 - 30
• Main Authors: Raymundo, Ana Carolina Gago, Pernambuco, Carlos Soares, de Oliveira Brum, Rosana Dias, Castro, Juliana Brandão Pinto de, de Oliveira, Flávio Boechat, da Gama, Dirceu Ribeiro Nogueira, de Alkmim Moreira Nunes, Rodolfo, de Souza Vale, Rodrigo Gomes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw Sciendo 01.01.2018; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Agility - Muscle Strength - Oxygen Consumption - Maximal oxygen uptake - Athletes; Correlation; Football; Legs; Muscle strength; Oxygen consumption; Players
• ISSN: 2080-2234; 2080-2234
• DOI: 10.1515/bhk-2018-0005

Study aim: To evaluate the levels of strength, agility and the maximal oxygen uptake (VO ) between the offensive and de­fensive teams of football players. Material and methods: In the present cross-sectional study, 20 male Brazilian football players were divided into an offensive group (OG, n = 10, age: 25.50 ± 6.15 years) and a defensive group (DG, n = 10, age: 22.50 ± 5.48 years). We used the dy­namometer for back and legs, the shuttle run test, and the Cooper test to evaluate strength, agility and VO , respectively. Results: The independent Student t-test showed that the OG was significantly more agile than the DG (p < 0.05). The other variables did not show any statistically significant differences. In the OG there was a strong correlation between agility and VO2max (r = - 0.834, p = 0.003, r = 0.70). However, in the DG there was a moderate correlation between the same variables (r = - 0.677, p = 0.031, r = 0.46). This shows that the greater the agility is, the higher is the VO . There was no correlation between the variables muscle strength and body fat percentage. Conclusions: The study showed that the OG has a better physical condition than the DG.