The association between fundamental athletic movements and physical fitness in elite junior Australian footballers

Carl T Woods; Ian McKeown; Justin W L Keogh; Sam Robertson

doi:10.1080/02640414.2017.1313996

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The association between fundamental athletic movements and physical fitness in elite junior Australian footballers

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The association between fundamental athletic movements and physical fitness in elite junior Australian footballers

Carl T Woods, Ian McKeown, Justin W L Keogh and Sam Robertson

Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.36(4), pp.445-450

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1313996

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motor competency

motor skill

performance testing

youth sport

UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

This study investigated the associations between fundamental athletic movement and physical fitness in junior Australian football (AF). Forty-four under 18 players performed a fundamental athletic movement assessment consisting of an overhead squat, double lunge, single leg Romanian deadlift and a push up. Movements were scored on three assessment criterions using a three-point scale. Additionally, participants performed five physical fitness tests commonly used for talent identification in AF. A Spearman's nonparametric correlation matrix was built, with correlation coefficients being visualised using a circularly rendered correlogram. Score on the overhead squat was moderately positively associated with dynamic vertical jump height on left (rs = 0.40; P ≤ 0.05) and right (rs = 0.30; P ≤ 0.05) leg take-off, stationary vertical jump (rs = 0.32; P ≤ 0.05) and negatively associated with 20-m sprint time (rs = -0.35; P ≤ 0.05). Score on the double lunge (left/right side) was moderately positively associated with the same physical fitness tests as well as score on the multistage fitness test. Results suggest that improvements in physical fitness qualities may occur through concurrent increases in fundamental athletic movement skill, namely the overhead squat and double lunge movements. These findings may assist with the identification and development of talent. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

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Title: The association between fundamental athletic movements and physical fitness in elite junior Australian footballers
Authors: Carl T Woods (Author) - James Cook University
Ian McKeown (Author) - Port Adelaide Football Club
Justin W L Keogh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Sam Robertson (Author) - Victoria University
Publication details: Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.36(4), pp.445-450
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1313996
ISSN: 0264-0414
Copyright note: Copyright © 2018 The Author. This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Journal of Sports Sciences 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02640414.2017.1313996
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451029602621
Output Type: Journal article

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