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- Title
Differences in agility performance tests between soccer and futsal players: A comparative study.
- Authors
DUARTE-MENDES, PEDRO; PAULO, RUI; SILVA, FERNANDA; PETRICA, JOÃO; REBELO, MIGUEL; RAMALHO, ANDRÉ; ROCHA, JOÃO; SERRANO, JOÃO
- Abstract
Agility is characterized by the athlete's capacity to perform rapid whole-body movements with a change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus. This study aimed to verify the differences in agility performance between young soccer and futsal players. A total of 57 young players (futsal: n = 23; 14.13 ± 2.69 years old [age], 1.66 ± 13.18 m [stature], 56.76 ± 15.79 kg [body mass]; soccer: n = 34; 14.09 ± 2.68 years old [age], 1.63 ± 13.91 m [stature], 55.33 ± 14.67 kg [body mass]) volunteered to participate in this study. The participants performed three different agility tests, namely: 'T-Test' (seconds), 'Three Cone Test' (seconds), and 'Reactive Agility Test' (seconds). The normality of the data was verified by the Shapiro-Wilk Test. The mean and standard deviation were computed as descriptive statistics. T-test Student and Mann-Whitney tests for independent samples were used to verify differences between groups. Our results demonstrated significant differences in the 'Three cone test', with futsal players presenting better time (seconds). No significant differences were observed for 'T-Test' and 'Reactive Agility Test'.
- Subjects
INDOOR soccer; HANDBALL players; COMPARATIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; STANDARD deviations; STATURE
- Publication
Journal of Human Sport & Exercise, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 1, p422
- ISSN
1988-5202
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14198/jhse.2024.191.20