Abstract
As one of the most popular sport modalities in Brazil, and with an exponential growth in Europe, futsal is characterized by intermittent stimulus of anaerobic high intensity sprints. The running-based anaerobic sprint test (RAST) is one of the most common tests to assess anaerobic power in futsal athletes, however, it presents both time and physical challenges. Therefore, we aimed to correlate RAST with a simpler test, the vertical jump (VJ), in teenage male futsal athletes; Methods: Thirteen volunteers were enrolled and underwent two visits to the laboratory, one for the VJ and the other for the RAST in a randomized order; Results: The association test indicates a strong and significant correlation between VJ and RAST. We conclude that VJ can be used as an alternative to RAST in teenage male futsal athletes.
Highlights
Futsal is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, being played in more than 100 countries, with millions of players around the world [1]
The main finding of correlation the present indicates that the test may an alternative to running-based anaerobic sprint test (RAST), given the strong and significant study
1) indicates that the pVJ= test may be an alternative to RAST, given the strong and presented between the tests
Summary
Futsal is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, being played in more than 100 countries, with millions of players around the world [1]. As far as physical requirements are concerned, futsal is characterized by accelerations and short sprints, usually lasting from one to four seconds and performed at maximum or submaximal intensity [3]. These actions are interspersed by brief periods of recovery, with low-intensity actions or pauses. 75% of the game actions lasts from one to 18 s, suggesting that anaerobic power may be important for success in this sport [4] Given these characteristics, the application of performance tests that mimic these actions seems to be important. Among the anaerobic performance tests commonly applied in futsal
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