The study aims at investigating the relationship between the trait of speed and the traits of speed specific force and force endurance in the context of identifying sports talents in the specialisation of fast running (100m). A descriptive approach was employed in the study with the help of a sample of 65 students from some middle schools in the wilaya (province) of Bordj Bou Arreridj, selected purposively. To collect data, the 30-meter sprint test (from a crouch start) was employed to measure speed, the five-step jump test (pentathlon) to measure speed specific force, and the squat test to measure force endurance. After statistical processing of the data using the SPSS statistical program, the results exhibited the existence of a statistically significant correlation between the trait of speed and the traits of speed specific force and force endurance among the individuals in the study sample.

Speed; force speed; force endurance; sports talent; fast running.