Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of physical and perceptual-cognitive factors with agility performance in amateur soccer players. Fifteen male amateur soccer players (age, 24.5 ± 1.9 years) completed a linear-sprint test with splits at 5 m, 10 m, and 30 m, a change-of-direc...

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Autores principales:	Stefan Altmann, Rainer Neumann, Sascha Härtel, Gunther Kurz, Thorsten Stein, Alexander Woll
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:373d9aee213842afbc6376eb6125b8a92021-12-02T20:10:04ZAgility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0253819https://doaj.org/article/373d9aee213842afbc6376eb6125b8a92021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253819https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of physical and perceptual-cognitive factors with agility performance in amateur soccer players. Fifteen male amateur soccer players (age, 24.5 ± 1.9 years) completed a linear-sprint test with splits at 5 m, 10 m, and 30 m, a change-of-direction test of 12 m with 2 pre-planned directional changes of 45° at 2 m and 7 m, and a soccer-specific agility test with same movement pattern as the change-of-direction test but with the inclusion of a human stimulus performing passing movements. Additionally, the perceptual-cognitive deficit (agility performance minus change-of-direction performance) was calculated. In relation to agility performance, linear-sprint performance showed large relationships, which were higher with increasing sprint distance (5 m, r = 0.57; 10 m, r = 0.59; 30 m, r = 0.69), change-of-direction performance a very large relationship (r = 0.77), and the perceptual-cognitive deficit a large relationship (r = 0.55). The findings of this study highlight the relatively high contribution of both physical (i.e., linear-sprint and change-of-direction performance) and perceptual-cognitive factors (i.e., perceptual-cognitive deficit) in relation to soccer-specific agility performance at an amateur level. Consequently, such elements might be recommended to be included in training programs aimed at improving agility performance at this playing level. Moreover, the here introduced perceptual-cognitive deficit allows for a convenient and likewise thorough analysis of agility performance. Future studies should investigate the effects of both physically and perceptual-cognitive oriented training interventions on agility performance, which is considered a key element for success in soccer.Stefan AltmannRainer NeumannSascha HärtelGunther KurzThorsten SteinAlexander WollPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0253819 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Stefan Altmann Rainer Neumann Sascha Härtel Gunther Kurz Thorsten Stein Alexander Woll Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.
description	The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of physical and perceptual-cognitive factors with agility performance in amateur soccer players. Fifteen male amateur soccer players (age, 24.5 ± 1.9 years) completed a linear-sprint test with splits at 5 m, 10 m, and 30 m, a change-of-direction test of 12 m with 2 pre-planned directional changes of 45° at 2 m and 7 m, and a soccer-specific agility test with same movement pattern as the change-of-direction test but with the inclusion of a human stimulus performing passing movements. Additionally, the perceptual-cognitive deficit (agility performance minus change-of-direction performance) was calculated. In relation to agility performance, linear-sprint performance showed large relationships, which were higher with increasing sprint distance (5 m, r = 0.57; 10 m, r = 0.59; 30 m, r = 0.69), change-of-direction performance a very large relationship (r = 0.77), and the perceptual-cognitive deficit a large relationship (r = 0.55). The findings of this study highlight the relatively high contribution of both physical (i.e., linear-sprint and change-of-direction performance) and perceptual-cognitive factors (i.e., perceptual-cognitive deficit) in relation to soccer-specific agility performance at an amateur level. Consequently, such elements might be recommended to be included in training programs aimed at improving agility performance at this playing level. Moreover, the here introduced perceptual-cognitive deficit allows for a convenient and likewise thorough analysis of agility performance. Future studies should investigate the effects of both physically and perceptual-cognitive oriented training interventions on agility performance, which is considered a key element for success in soccer.
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author	Stefan Altmann Rainer Neumann Sascha Härtel Gunther Kurz Thorsten Stein Alexander Woll
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title	Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.
title_short	Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.
title_full	Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.
title_fullStr	Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.
title_full_unstemmed	Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.
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Agility testing in amateur soccer: A pilot study of selected physical and perceptual-cognitive contributions.

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