The Examination of the Relationship between Sprint and Vertical Jump in Soccer Players

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the relationship between sprint and vertical jump among soccer players. Sprint and vertical jump tests were performed by 25 soccer players who play in Regional Amateur League (n=25; age 27.04±3.16 year; body height 177±6.41 cm; body weight 70.10 ± 5.97 kg). Ten-meter sprint test (10mST) and 30 meter sprint test (30mST) were applied in order to determine sprint performance, counter movement jump (CMJ) test and squat jump (SJ) test were applied in order to determine the vertical jump of the soccer players. Normality test of the data was carried by Shapiro-Wilk. Pearson Correlation Test was performed as the data was parametric. All the statistical evaluation was carried out using SPSS 21. There is a statistically positive relationship between 10m sprint–30m sprint and between CMJ–SJ (p<0.001). Sprint and jumping are of the key determinants of performance. The present study shows that 10m sprint has an effect on 30m sprint and CMJ has an effect on SJ. Consequently, this study suggests that both sprint and jumping should be of prime importance in trainings.