Relationships between knee and ankle strength and horizontal deceleration performance at different sprint distances in multi-directional sports athletes
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Chen, Z., Gu, Z., Lyu, M., Bishop, C., Harper, D.J., Ainsworth, B., Dai, B. and Li, Y. 2025. Relationships between knee and ankle strength and horizontal deceleration performance at different sprint distances in multi-directional sports athletes. Sports Biomechanics. 24 (8), pp. 2328-2341. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2025.2458477
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Relationships between knee and ankle strength and horizontal deceleration performance at different sprint distances in multi-directional sports athletes |
| Authors | Chen, Z., Gu, Z., Lyu, M., Bishop, C., Harper, D.J., Ainsworth, B., Dai, B. and Li, Y. |
| Abstract | The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between knee and ankle strength and horizontal deceleration performance following different sprint distances. Fifty-seven (n = 41male, n = 16 female) youth team-sports athletes completed: a) 5-m and 10-m horizontal deceleration ability (HDA) tests; b) concentric (60°/s, 180°/s) and eccentric (30°/s) relative peak torque (PT) measurements of the knee extensor (KE) and flexor (KF) muscles and the ankle plantarflexion (APF) and dorsiflexion (ADF) muscles in an isokinetic dynamometer. Pearson’s correlation coefficients revealed that concentric at 60°/s and eccentric at 30°/s KE were mostly related to deceleration performance both in HDA5-m (r = −0.50 to −0.61, p < 0.05) and HDA10-m tests (r = −0.50 to −0.63, p < 0.05). Moreover, a significant correlation was observed between concentric APF and average deceleration (DECavg) measured from HDA5-m test in both the dominant leg (DL) and non-dominant leg (NDL) (r = −0.52 to −0.53, p < 0.05), but not to 10-m horizontal deceleration performance. The current results indicate that deceleration performance varies in its demands on knee and ankle strength across different sprint distances. Athletes who frequently decelerate over short distances should focus not only on strengthening their knee strength but also on prioritising ankle strength. |
| Keywords | Concentric; eccentric; isokinetic; strength; speed |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
| Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Journal | Sports Biomechanics |
| ISSN | 1476-3141 |
| Electronic | 1752-6116 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 03 Aug 2025 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Submitted | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Accepted | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Deposited | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Output status | Published |
| Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
| Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Sports Biomechanics. Chen, Z., Gu, Z., Lyu, M., Bishop, C., Harper, D. J., Ainsworth, B., … Li, Y. (2025). Relationships between knee and ankle strength and horizontal deceleration performance at different sprint distances in multi-directional sports athletes. Sports Biomechanics, 24(8), 2328–2341. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2025.2458477 . It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2025.2458477 |
| PubMed ID | 39882763 |
| Language | English |
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