Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between, isokinetic knee strength, anaerobic performance and sprinting ability in American football players. Twenty-eight male amateur American football players participated in this study voluntarily. Knee extension and flexion strengths were evaluated at 60, 150 and 240°/s, anaerobic performance was evaluated by Wingate anaerobic power test and sprint ability was determined by single- (20 m) and repeated-sprint (12 x 20 m) tests. Extension strength was significantly correlated with peak and mean power in all contraction velocities; however the only significant correlation between flexion strength and peak power was indicated at 240°/s. In the case of sprinting ability, there was a significant but weak correlation between 240°.S -1 knee flexion strength and percentage of performance decrement from 10-20 m (r = 0.381, p 0.05). Hence, although maximal knee extension strength is a crucial component in anaerobic performance of American football players, lack of its association with single- and repeated-sprint performance indicates that factors other than strength might be involved in single-and repeated-sprint performance in this group of athletes.

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