The relationship between explosive power and running speed in amateur short distance runners

Abstract

Objective: Sport is a necessity for every human being and has an important meaning in order to improve the quality of human resources, one of the closest sports is athletics such as short-distance running. Short distance running is needed in almost all sports, especially in sports such as futsal and football. This study aims to determine the relationship between explosive power and running speed in amateur short distance runners at the RAP futsal club in the age range of 14-18 years. Methods: This research is a descriptive analytic study with the type of correlation study. The sampling technique was done by purposive sampling. The total population was ± 45 people and 30 samples were taken who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The measuring instrument used to measure muscle explosive power is the Standing Broad Jump Test and the 30 Meter Sprint Test is used to measure running speed. Results: Correlation test was carried out using Spearman-Rank Correlation, obtained p = 0.036 (p<0.05) with r = -0.334 which means that there is a significant relationship between muscle explosive power and running speed where the greater the muscle explosive power the smaller the running speed value. The average of muscle explosive power is

223.53 and the average of running speed is 3.91. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between muscle explosive power and running speed, especially in futsal players. This relationship has a weak significance and a negative correlation direction, which means that the greater the value of muscle explosive power, the smaller the value of running speed, whereas the smaller the running speed measurement, the faster the running speed.