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ArticleEuropean journal of sport science2026

Influence of Chronological Age, Anthropometric Characteristics and Biological Maturity on Eccentric Knee Flexion Strength During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise in Female International Youth Soccer Players.

Jack T Hickey, Tommy R Lundberg, Cian Sweeney, Áine MacNamara, Liam Sweeney

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Jack T HickeyDepartment of Sport Science and Nutrition, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2764-698X
Tommy R LundbergDivision of Clinical Physiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, ANA Futura, Karolinska Insitutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Cian SweeneySchool of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Áine MacNamaraSchool of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
Liam SweeneyDepartment of Sport Science and Nutrition, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3443-2763

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the influence of chronological age, anthropometric characteristics and biological maturity on eccentric knee flexion strength during the Nordic hamstring exercise in female international youth soccer players. We included 50 under-15-year-old (chronological age = 14.1 ± 0.4 years) and 31 under-16-year-old (chronological age = 15.0 ± 0.5 years) female international youth soccer players as participants in this study. We measured each participant's body mass, height and biological maturity expressed as the percentage of predicted adult height (PAH%). Each participant performed three maximal effort repetitions of the Nordic hamstring exercise on a field-based testing device (NordBord, VALD Performance, Brisbane, Australia) to measure their eccentric knee flexion strength. We used linear regression to investigate individual associations between eccentric knee flexion strength and each predictor variable (body mass, height, chronological age and PAH%). In addition, a partial least squares (PLS) regression model was developed to predict the average eccentric knee flexion strength. Eccentric knee flexion strength had statistically significant associations with body mass (p < 0.01 and R

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Hamstring MusclesKneeMuscle StrengthSoccerAdolescentAge FactorsAnthropometryBody HeightFemaleHumansathlete developmentbody massgrowthheightperformance test

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