期刊名称:Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health
印刷版ISSN:1224-7359
出版年度:2011
卷号:11
期号:2
页码:365-368
语种:English
出版社:Ovidius University Press
摘要:Objective: This study was done to assess the current performance of American Football Team of Turkey which was established for the first time in our country and to follow the improvement in their performance.Method: Participants in this study were American Football players who have been training 3 times a week,have the average body mass,height and age of 95.84±18.02 kg,180.62±5.93 cm,24,6±3.8 years respectively.To assess the performance of these athletes;BMI,%fat percentage,1RM Bench Press,vertical jump height,anaerobic power,20 and 40 yard speed test and pro shuttle tests were applied.Results:The results for Bench Press 1RM,vertical jump,anaerobic power,20 yard and 40 yard speed test and pro shuttle test were: 95.18±19.99 kg.(Offense 94.39±21.63 kg,defense 96.02±18.40 kg),51.43±8.38 cm (offense 52.41±9.76 cm,defense 50.44±6.72 cm),150.52±24.00 kg.m/s (offense 149.60±24.87 kg.m/s,defense 151.43±23.43 kg.m/s),3.25±0.28 sec.(Offense 3.21±0.34 sec.,defense 3.28±0.19 sec.),5.59±0.41 sec.(Offense 5.54±0.45 sec.,defense 5.65±0.37 sec.) and 5.33±0.33 sec.(Offense 5.31±0.35 sec.,defense 5.34±0.32 sec.) respectively.Discussion and Conclusion: There was not a statistically significant difference between defense and offense players in terms of variables (p>0.05) but values for Bench Press 1RM,vertical jump and 40 yard speed tests were much lower than the values of NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) athletes.It has been recommended to increase the number of training days per week to obtain a desirable level of success and performance enhancement.
关键词:American football;National Team of Turkey;Performance status