Key Performance Indicators for College American Football Starters: An Exploratory Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to profile body composition and physical fitness characteristics of collegiate American football starters and (b) to examine differences in key performance indicators across position groups. These indicators included select measures of body composition, joint kinematics, as well as muscular strength and power.

Methods

Sixteen National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-II American football athletes (age: 22.25 ± 1.1 years; height: 183.75 ± 7.8 cm; and body mass: 97.22 ± 20.39 kg) volunteered to participate in this study. A Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance by ranks test with Dunn test post-hoc adjustments was used to examine position differences between Line (n = 3), Big Skill (n = 6),

SUBMITTER: Johnson QR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11755533 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature