Lower-Body Power, Body Composition, Speed, and Agility Performance among Youth Soccer Players

• Main Authors: Cíntia França (Author), Élvio Rúbio Gouveia (Author), Francisco Martins (Author), Andreas Ihle (Author), Ricardo Henriques (Author), Adilson Marques (Author), Hugo Sarmento (Author), Krzysztof Przednowek (Author), Helder Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Speed and agility have been described as crucial abilities for soccer players. The purpose of this study was to analyze, in detail, the variance in speed and agility tasks explained by lower-body power after controlling for age and body composition. The participants were 96 male soccer players aged...