Grip strength and North American collegiate football performance indicators

Authors : Ryan OTTERSON, Mark DEBELİSO

Pages : 16-25

Doi:10.31459/turkjkin.675067

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Publication Date : 2020-03-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Football athletes are often tested in their ability to display high levels of strength and power to determine their sporting prowess. One indicator of total body strength in the general population is handgrip strength insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HGS); which has also been used to stratify level of success in a variety of sports. It is of interest to determine what relationship HGS has with other indicators of football performance. This study examined the correlation between HGS as it relates to indicators of football sport performance: vertical jump insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VJ);, 18.3 meter sprint insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13.8MS);, and one-repetition maximum back squat insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1-RM BSQ); among North American collegiate football players. Sixteen insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=16); male participants from a NCAA Division II football program insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(age: 21.3±1.7 years, height: 183.6±9.1 cm, mass: 99.6±17.7 kg); were assessed for HGS, VJ, 18.3MS, and 1-RM BSQ. Athletes performed a dynamic warm-up followed by two trials of each assessment: HGS, VJ, and 18.3MS. A recent 1-RM BSQ as recorded by the college’s strength and conditioning staff was used as the measure of BSQ strength. Pearson correlation coefficients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r); were determined for HGS and football performance tests as well as HGS to body mass ratio and football performance tests. Moderate correlations were found between HGS and VJ, as well as HGS and 18.3MS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.41, and r=0.49; respectively);. HGS to body mass insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HGS/BM); ratio also demonstrated moderate correlations with VJ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=0.50); and 18.3MS times insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.41);. No significant correlation was found between HGS and 1-RM BSQ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=0.09); or HGS/BM with 1-RM BSQ/BM insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.13);. Within the parameters of this study, HGS as it relates to an athlete’s body mass has a moderate relationship with performance in the VJ and the 13.8MS. 
Keywords : Collegiate, dynamometer, football

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