Biomechanical Parameters of Selected Players of Public School in Taguig City: Basis for an Enhanced Soccer Training Program

Abstract

The study determines the biomechanical parameters of soccer players of public secondary schools in Taguig City: basis for an enhanced soccer training program. It sought answer to the following questions: (1) profile of respondents (2) biomechanical measurement in terms of reaction time, flexibility, lower extremity (power and strength), agility, speed and acceleration and cardiovascular endurance (3) how do the biomechanical parameters of the respondents compare when grouped according to their profile. The descriptive method was employed in the study. Forty-five soccer players from three public secondary schools in Taguig City served as respondents. The following were the salient findings of the study: The athletes were found to have moderate reaction time; fair in flexibility and average in lower extremity power and strength; fast in agility and in speed and acceleration; lastly average of the respondents has poor level in cardiovascular endurance. Respondents aged 12 to 13 years old have the highest lower extremity and cardiovascular endurance, those aged 14 to 15 years old have the highest reaction time, flexibility, and agility, while those aged 16 to 17 years old have the highest speed and acceleration. Those heights ranging from 152-163cm have higher in lower extremity, agility, speed and acceleration, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility, while those height ranging 164-187cm are higher in reaction time and flexibility. In bracket of 35-44 kgs have the highest in reaction time, lower extremity and agility, those in the bracket of 45-54 kgs have highest in flexibility, while in 55-64 kgs have highest in speed and acceleration and in cardiovascular endurance. In bmi, respondents who are underweight have higher flexibility, lower extremity, and agility, while those in normal weight have higher in reaction time, speed and acceleration and cardiovascular endurance.