Agility and change of direction in soccer: differences according to the player ages

Fiorilli, Giovanni; Mitrotasios, Michalis; Iuliano, Enzo; Pistone, Eugenio M; Aquino, Giovanna; Calcagno, Giuseppe; Cagno, Alessandra di

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“…Considering that soccer is characterized as an intermittent activity, with events changing every 3–5 s, it is well understood that players should be prepared for intense actions involving jumps, turns, tackles, high-speed runs, and sprints [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Studies have observed that aerobic fitness, agility, and explosive power in the lower body are important for achieving higher performances [ 23 ]. However, considering the changes that occur with growth, and especially with the maturation process, previous research has suggested that different physical performance characteristics become apparent in different age-groups [ 24 , 25 ].…”

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Body Composition Interactions with Physical Fitness: A Cross-Sectional Study in Youth Soccer Players

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Silva

Bădicu

et al. 2022

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This study aimed to: (i) analyze fat mass and physical fitness variations among age-groups and playing positions, and (ii) explore the relationship between fat mass and physical fitness in youth male soccer players. A total of 66 players from under-16, under-17, and under-19 were tested. Body mass, skinfolds, countermovement jump (CMJ), single-leg triple hop jump (SLTH), bilateral triple hop jump (BTH), and yo-yo intermittent recovery Level 2 (YYIR-2) were assessed. A two- and one-way ANOVA were conducted, and the effect size was measured. Interactions were found in skin folds and fat mass. The under-19 group was taller, heavier, with a greater BMI and muscle mass than the under-16 group. They also exceeded the under-16 and under-17 in SLTH, BTH, and YYIRT-2. The under-17 group jumped higher and longer than under-16 group. Goalkeepers were taller and heavier than the midfielders. Central defenders were taller and had more muscle mass than midfielders and were heavier than the midfielders and wingers. The wingers jumped higher than the midfielders and showed better YYIRT-2. BMI was small correlated with YYIRT-2 and moderately with CMJ. Fat mass had a moderate negative correlation with CMJ and YYIRT-2. Muscle mass largely correlated with CMJ, UTH, very large with BTH and moderate with YYIRT-2. Summarily, with increasing age, better performances and body compositions were registered. Muscle mass better influences performance than body fat. Body composition can distinguish players positions.

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Body Composition Interactions with Physical Fitness: A Cross-Sectional Study in Youth Soccer Players

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Silva

Bădicu

et al. 2022

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“…It is generally accepted that an agility test can distinguish between performance levels in all team sports. The majority of these studies used rugby players, finding a better result in the agility test by the higher performing group (22,23,25,29,62), but the same results were found in studies conducted on Australian football (30,64,73,74), soccer (3,21,49,70), basketball (38,58,61), hockey (44), netball (19), softball (26), and handball (66) players. It seems to make sense because of the intermittent nature of these sports, in which players are constantly involved in high-intensity game actions where they must respond to very complex game situations depending on the position of teammates, adversaries, and ball.…”

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“…Unsurprisingly, this is likely due to the lower physical development and sport-specific experience of the younger groups: an inexperienced technique and lack of movement strategies (21). Furthermore, the under-18 group was able to distinguish and respond better to unpredictable game situations with a faster perception and decision time and a better and more stable technique to changes of direction, thus obtaining better results (21,70). Moreover, it was shown that correlations between COD and agility were larger in younger athletes (r 5 0.61, p , 0.01 in the under-14 group) but may progressively decreases with age (r 5 0.31 in the under-18 group) (21).…”

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“…Some studies have assessed the discriminatory validity of agility tests by distinguishing between different age groups (3,21,49,62), and all of these studies found that older and more experienced athletes were faster than their younger counterparts. Serpell et al (62) compared a Y-shaped video RA test between a first-grade Australian National Rugby League group and an under-20 Australian National Youth Competition group.…”

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Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Agility Testing in Team Sports: A Systematic Review

Morral-Yepes

Moras

Bishop

et al. 2020

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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“…One such difference between the sports is the movement patterns while changing direction. The quickest way of changing direction while running is to perform a highintensity deceleration followed by an acceleration in another direction [29]. While skating, it is preferable to avoid a high-intensity deceleration and instead take a wider turn and use the turn to accelerate and build up a high velocity.…”

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An Analysis of Acceleration, Deceleration and High-Intensity Skating during Elite Bandy Match-Play: A Case Study

Johansson

Ervasti

Blomqvist

2021

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Profiles of physical workload in sports are useful to optimize performance and reduce the risk of injury. The aim of the study was to investigate physical workload in 10 elite bandy players by describing acceleration, deceleration, and high-intensity skating during bandy match-play. During 13 home matches, 10 male elite bandy players wore a GPS unit to measure changes in the total distance, total distance skating in two speed zones, and total distance of acceleration and deceleration. A within-subject design was used to measure changes over time during match-play by comparing first and second halves as well as comparisons for consecutive 15 min intervals. No significant differences were observed for high-intensity or very high-intensity acceleration and deceleration for comparisons by halves or for 15-min intervals. For comparisons by halves, a significant time-dependent effect was observed on very fast skating (1337.6 m vs. 1160.9 m), sprint skating (300.0 m vs. 272.0 m), low-intensity acceleration (342.7 m vs. 333.0 m), and total distance covered (10,916.9 m vs. 10,450.3 m). These variables, along with low-intensity deceleration, were also significant for the 15 min interval comparisons. The results show that there is no time-dependent reduction in high-intensity acceleration and deceleration in elite bandy match-play. However, elite bandy players do not maintain the distance of high-intensity skating throughout a whole match.

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Agility and change of direction in soccer: differences according to the player ages

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Body Composition Interactions with Physical Fitness: A Cross-Sectional Study in Youth Soccer Players

Body Composition Interactions with Physical Fitness: A Cross-Sectional Study in Youth Soccer Players

Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Agility Testing in Team Sports: A Systematic Review

An Analysis of Acceleration, Deceleration and High-Intensity Skating during Elite Bandy Match-Play: A Case Study

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