The relationship between speed factors and agility in sport games

Abstract

Horička, P., Hianik, J., & Šimonek, J. (2014). The relationship between speed factors and agility in sport games. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 9(1),. This study deals with the issue of various understanding of the term "agility", mainly within the context of team sport games. Under this term complex psychomotor abilities are understood. Their development requires a high degree of neuro-muscular specificity. The development of these abilities are underpinned also by perceptual components including also anticipation and decision-making processes. Authors point to the importance of agility in sport games. They stress the fact that the speed of movement is only one of the components of the complex motor ability called agility. Based on the theoretical analysis authors carried out measurements of basic factors of speed abilities and agility in 14-17-year-old basketball, volleyball and soccer players (n=56). The results showed that no statistical differences were observed in the level of agility tested by Fitro agility test (basketball -p=0.189; volleyball -p=0.949; soccer -p=0.832). Spearmann rank correlation test showed that no significant correlation (p=0.786; p > 0.05) was found between the results of Fitro agility test and Illinois test measuring speed abilities. The results suggest that agility is not simply one of speed abilities. Besides simple reaction speed, acceleration, deceleration accompanied by the change of direction of movement it comprises also perceptual components determined by complex reaction to unexpected, changeable stimuli occurring during a sport game.

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“…When interpreting the research results we draw from the assumption that the leve l of examined speed abilities and agility in players of four selected sport games will not significantly differ with regard to the similar character of movement of players (Horička, Hianik & Šimonek, 2014). From the point of view of comparison of players in the examined sport games we found the following facts.…”

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“…Maka dari itu kemampuan untuk merespon stimulus dengan cepat sangat dibutuhkan untuk meningkatkan performa dalam keterampilan menggiring bola basket. The other concept represents agility development with relatively open skills, where fast changes of direction of movement are executed in training conditions, which are not structured so much and therefore are similar to the match conditions (Horička, 2014).…”

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“…Agility is a complex psychomotor concept which includes both neuromuscular and cognitive components such as stimulus recognition and reaction, or execution of a response (Horička, Hianik, & Šimonek, 2014;Sheppard & Young, 2014). Agility typically involves considerable spatial or temporal uncertainty while initiating whole body movement with multi-directional changes, and rapid acceleration and deceleration (Sheppard & Young, 2014).…”

“…The movement patterns are relatively closed and stereotyped, which implies that ladder drills in isolation will not necessarily address all components of agility. Other approaches to agility training include functional training in open environments, which can challenge both the perceptual and decision-making aspects of agility (Bloomfield, Polman, O'Donoghue, & Mcnaughton, 2007;Brughelli, Cronin, Levin, & Chaouachi, 2008;Horička et al 2014;Robinson & Owens, 2004;Serpell, Young, & Ford, 2011). For example, a training programme whereby athletes react to video recordings of rugby players executing specific movements, showed that the perceptual and decision-making aspects of agility were trainable (Serpell, Young, & Ford, 2011).…”