The Effects Of Football Equipment On 20-yard Agility In High School Seniors

Senior high school football players are more physically developed than most underclassman. The majority have experienced a minimum of four years of a regulated strength and conditioning program. Previous studies have suggested football equipment decreases high school football players' pro-agili...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2012-05, Vol.44 (5S), p.926-926
Main Authors: Morgan, Katie C, Campbell, Brian J, Guidry, Torie M, Thompson, Cole M, Miller, Lauren E, Bergeron, Stefan L, Richard, Brittany S
Format: Article
Language:English
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Senior high school football players are more physically developed than most underclassman. The majority have experienced a minimum of four years of a regulated strength and conditioning program. Previous studies have suggested football equipment decreases high school football players' pro-agility (20-yd shuttle run), however four-year seniors may have a different profile than underclassmen. PURPOSE: To assess the effects of football equipment on 20 yard Pro-agility times in senior football players. METHODS: 15 high school football players (weight= 79.42 + or - 7.17 kg) served as participants. Players were timed in the 20 yard Pro-agility test with (AE) and without (AN) standard football equipment. Testing was administered by experienced hand held timers on a natural grass field. Participants were randomly assigned to perform two trials under each condition and the faster of the two trials for each condition was recorded and used for analysis. A paired samples t-Test was utilized to compare AE and AN conditions. RESULTS: No significant difference was noted between AE and AN [t=1.967, p > .05]. DISCUSSION: The results support investigating football equipment effects on different levels of high school football. Senior high school football players are more likely physically developed than most underclassman, have more experience with the presence of football equipment, and a majority have undergone four years of a regulated strength and conditioning program. Since the 20-yd agility times of seniors were not significantly affected by football equipment, the 3 levels of underclassmen must be studied further to assess where equipment starts to significantly hinder agility.
ISSN:0195-9131