ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2024
Persistence and activity levels of primitive reflexes in young high-level football players.
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- Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Primitive Reflex Assessments in Youth Football Athletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
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Introduction: Primitive reflexes (PR) induce involuntary automatic movements in response to specific stimuli. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of active PR in young high-level football players. Methodology: Sixty-nine national-level football players from a French academy were tested (17.0 ± 1.4 years; 69.6 ± 8.0 kg; 178.9 ± 6.9 cm) to evaluate the persistence of PR, following the methodology of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP) and the classification by a global score (GS). Based on the sum of seven tests, each was rated between 0 = null and 4 = max. The GS is classified into five categories from no activity to maximal (0-1 = no activity, 2-7 = low, 8-13 = medium, 14-21 = high, and 22-28 = maximal). Result: Around two-thirds (68.1%) of players presented active PR at different activity levels. Among them, a small proportion (7.2%) had medium GS, while 60.9% had a low GS. The GS was not dependent on field position or the age of the players ( Discussion: The findings of the current study demonstrate that PR could still be active in a healthy population of high-level football players. Practicing a single sport for years and upgrading players could create a negative environment that can ultimately lead to the activation of otherwise integrated PR.
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