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<< Tillbaka| Överskrift | Acute effects of static stretching on hip flexor and quadriceps flexibility, range of motion and foot speed in kicking a football |
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| Upplaga | 7(1) |
| Sidor | 23-31 |
| Överskrift | Acute effects of static stretching on hip flexor and quadriceps flexibility, range of motion and foot speed in kicking a football |
| Beskrivning | The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of static stretching in a warm-up on hip flexor and quadriceps flexibility as measured by a modified Thomas test and on range of motion (ROM) of the leg and foot speed at impact in kicking a football with maximum effort. Sixteen Australian Rules (AR) footballers performed two different warm-ups on different days. One warm-up involved five minutes of sub-maximum running followed by seven practice kicks, while the other also included 4.5 minutes static stretching of the hip flexors and quadriceps after the running. A modified Thomas test was conducted before and after each warm-up. Players performed maximum effort drop punt kicks into a net while being videotaped to determine the ROM of the kicking leg and foot speed at impact with the ball. There were no significant changes in flexibility (p>0.05) as a result of either warm-up and there were no significant differences between the warm-ups in the kicking variables (p>0.05). It was concluded that the Thomas test may not have been sensitive to possible acute changes in flexibility from the warm-ups, and that stretching had no influence on kicking ROM or foot speed, possibly because of the complexity of the kicking skill. |
| Källa | Journal of science and medicine in sport (Belconnen, A.C.T.) |
| Publicerad | Mar 2004 |
| Författare | Buckle J, D., L. Bruce, L. Liddell, P. Otago, W. Clothier, Young |