Genetic associations with acceleration, change of direction, jump height, and speed in English academy football players
High-intensity movements and explosive actions are commonly assessed during athlete development in football (soccer). Although many environmental factors underpin these power-orientated traits, research suggests that there is also a sizeable genetic component. Therefore, this study examined the association of 22 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with acceleration, change of direction, jump height, and speed in academy football players. One hundred and forty-nine, male, under-12 to under-23 football players from 4 English academies were examined. Subjects performed 5-, 10-, 20-, and 30-m sprints, countermovement jumps (CMJs), and the 5-0-5 agility test. Simple linear regression was used to analyze individual SNP associations, whereas both unweighted and weighted total genotype scores (TGS; TWGS) were computed to measure the combined influence of all SNPs. To control for multiple testing, a Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate of 0.05 was applied to all genotype model comparisons. In isolation, the GALNT13 (rs10196189) G allele and IL6 (rs1800795) G/G genotype were associated with faster (~4%) 5-, 10-, and 20-m sprints and higher (~16%) CMJs, respectively (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the TGS and TWGS significantly correlated with all performance assessments, explaining between 6 and 33% of the variance (p < 0.001). This study demonstrates that some genetic variants are associated with power-orientated phenotypes in youth football players and may add value toward a future polygenic profile of physical performance.
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Aiheet: | jalkapallo miespuolinen juniori huippu-urheilu perinnöllisyystiede urheilulääketiede kiihtyvyys suunnanmuutos nopeus hyppy suorituskyky |
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Aihealueet: | urheilukilpailut biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet junioriurheilu |
Tagging: | Einflussfaktor Polymorphismus |
DOI: | 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004634 |
Julkaisussa: | The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
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2024
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Vuosikerta: | 38 |
Numero: | 2 |
Sivuja: | 350-359 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |