The differences in acceleration, maximal speed and agility between soccer, basketball, volleyball and handball players

Abstract

Complex reaction speed, acceleration, maximum speed, speed of whole -body change of direction and agility represent the basic components of sport performance mainly in sport games and combat sports. However, contradictory findings have been reported as to the extent of the relationship between the different speed and agility components. This study comprised 117 players (soccer -56, basketball -17, volleyball -20, and handball -24) playing youth leagues U15-U17 who were assessed for 10-m sprint (acceleration), flying 30-m sprint (maximum speed), triple-jump (special explosiveness) performance, Illinois agility test (speed of whole-body change of direction) and Fitro Agility Check (agility). Low (0.112-0.425 in soccer) correlation coefficients between the factors were found in soccer, while in the other sport games they were medium (0.329-0.623 in basketball; 0.414-0.686 in handball) to high (0.569-0.768 in volleyball). Negative relationship was observed between Triple jump and all other tests performances in all sports games. The findings suggest that specific training procedures for each speed and agility component should be utilized already in junior ages.

Comparison of multidirectional jump performance and lower limb passive range of motion profile between soccer and basketball young players

“…As for the sport-specific physical demands of these two team sport modalities, soccer demands greater number of movements performed in the sagittal plane (i.e. sprinting) [ 9 ], whereas basketball players perform more movements in the frontal plane (i.e. shuffling), and require greater jumping demands [ 6 , 10 ].…”

Perceptual and Motor Components at Young Football Players

“…In a study by Šimonek, Horička and Hianik (2017) although negative relationship was observed between speed and agility performances in football players Little and Williams (2005) study who found a weak correlation between speed and agility in male soccer players. This result is similar to our study.…”

Tingkat Konsumsi Karbohidrat, Status Hidrasi dan Tingkat Kelincahan pada Atlet Basket Remaja

“…Peningkatan pengetahuan gizi pada atlet memiliki peran dalam pemilihan makanan dan minuman yang tepat, sehingga tingkat pengetahuan gizi yang tinggi dapat menunjang peningkatan ketahan fisik serta menunjang prestasi atlet. 13 Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, tingkat kelincahan (Tabel 2) responden remajalaki-laki tergolong kategori sangat baik sebesar 73,8% dan memiliki rata-rata sebesar 14 Hasil status hidrasi (Tabel 2) menunjukkan bahwa responden laki-laki sebesar 97,6% dan perempuan sebesar 100,0% yang berarti status hidrasi seluruh responden termasuk kategori tidak mengalami dehidrasi. Hal ini terjadi karena banyak ditemukan responden mengkonsumsi air ditiap 30 menit selama latihan berlangsung bertujuan untuk memenuhi cairan tubuhnya, sehingga tidak mengalami dehidrasi selama atau setelah latihan.…”