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Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences
There are a plethora of studies investigating agility in soccer; however, studies have rarely presented the reaction time in differentiating age groups in adolescent soccer players. We investigated age differences in reactive agility, speed, and change of direction speed (CODs), in a group of highly...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198575/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34070867 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115883 |
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author | Andrašić, Slobodan Gušić, Marko Stanković, Mima Mačak, Draženka Bradić, Asim Sporiš, Goran Trajković, Nebojša |
author_facet | Andrašić, Slobodan Gušić, Marko Stanković, Mima Mačak, Draženka Bradić, Asim Sporiš, Goran Trajković, Nebojša |
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description | There are a plethora of studies investigating agility in soccer; however, studies have rarely presented the reaction time in differentiating age groups in adolescent soccer players. We investigated age differences in reactive agility, speed, and change of direction speed (CODs), in a group of highly trained adolescent soccer players. A total of 75 adolescent male soccer players (aged 14–19 years) were recruited. The players were grouped based on their age to under 15 (U15; n = 27), under 17 (U17; n = 25), and under 19 (U19; n = 23) players. Players were tested for 5 m, 10 m, and 20 m sprint, CODs speed test, Illinois test, and reactive agility test (total and reaction time). Only the reactive agility test with a live tester (RAT live) and RAT live reaction time (RAT live RT) distinguished U19 from both groups, U17 (RAT live, p < 0.01; RAT RT live, p < 0.01) and U15 (RAT live, p < 0.01; RAT RT live, p < 0.01). Groups did not have different times for 5 m sprint, RAT light and RAT RT light, F = 0.472, 2.691, 1.023, respectively, p > 0.05. Moreover, a significantly slower average performance of sprint 20, CODs left and right, and Illinois was also observed in U15 as compared to U17 and U19 (p < 0.05). We can conclude that results in agility tests that include live testers can be a significant factor that differentiates between adolescent soccer players considering their age. |
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spelling | pubmed-81985752021-06-14 Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences Andrašić, Slobodan Gušić, Marko Stanković, Mima Mačak, Draženka Bradić, Asim Sporiš, Goran Trajković, Nebojša Int J Environ Res Public Health Article There are a plethora of studies investigating agility in soccer; however, studies have rarely presented the reaction time in differentiating age groups in adolescent soccer players. We investigated age differences in reactive agility, speed, and change of direction speed (CODs), in a group of highly trained adolescent soccer players. A total of 75 adolescent male soccer players (aged 14–19 years) were recruited. The players were grouped based on their age to under 15 (U15; n = 27), under 17 (U17; n = 25), and under 19 (U19; n = 23) players. Players were tested for 5 m, 10 m, and 20 m sprint, CODs speed test, Illinois test, and reactive agility test (total and reaction time). Only the reactive agility test with a live tester (RAT live) and RAT live reaction time (RAT live RT) distinguished U19 from both groups, U17 (RAT live, p < 0.01; RAT RT live, p < 0.01) and U15 (RAT live, p < 0.01; RAT RT live, p < 0.01). Groups did not have different times for 5 m sprint, RAT light and RAT RT light, F = 0.472, 2.691, 1.023, respectively, p > 0.05. Moreover, a significantly slower average performance of sprint 20, CODs left and right, and Illinois was also observed in U15 as compared to U17 and U19 (p < 0.05). We can conclude that results in agility tests that include live testers can be a significant factor that differentiates between adolescent soccer players considering their age. MDPI 2021-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8198575/ /pubmed/34070867 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115883 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Andrašić, Slobodan Gušić, Marko Stanković, Mima Mačak, Draženka Bradić, Asim Sporiš, Goran Trajković, Nebojša Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences |
title | Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences |
title_full | Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences |
title_fullStr | Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences |
title_full_unstemmed | Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences |
title_short | Speed, Change of Direction Speed and Reactive Agility in Adolescent Soccer Players: Age Related Differences |
title_sort | speed, change of direction speed and reactive agility in adolescent soccer players: age related differences |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198575/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34070867 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115883 |
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