Validity and reliability of speed tests used in soccer: A systematic review

S Altmann, S Ringhof, R Neumann, A Woll, MC Rumpf - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Speed is an important prerequisite in soccer. Therefore, a large number of tests
have been developed aiming to investigate several speed skills relevant to soccer. This …

A review of the physiological and psychological health and wellbeing of naval service personnel and the modalities used for monitoring

C Sargent, C Gebruers, J O'Mahony - Military Medical Research, 2017 - Springer
Naval cohorts rely heavily on personnel to ensure the efficient running of naval
organisations. As such, the wellbeing of personnel is essential. In an occupational setting …

Relationship of two vertical jumping tests to sprint and change of direction speed among male and female collegiate soccer players

IT McFarland, JJ Dawes, CL Elder, RG Lockie - Sports, 2016 - mdpi.com
In collegiate level soccer acceleration, maximal velocity and agility are essential for
successful performance. Power production is believed to provide a foundation for these …

Anthropometric parameters, age, and agility as performance predictors in elite female basketball players

M Garcia-Gil, J Torres-Unda, I Esain… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Garcia-Gil, M, Torres-Unda, J, Esain, I, Duñabeitia, I, Gil, SM, Gil, J, and Irazusta, J.
Anthropometric parameters, age, and agility as performance predictors in elite female …

Agility testing in youth football (soccer) players; evaluating reliability, validity, and correlates of newly developed testing protocols

A Krolo, B Gilic, N Foretic, H Pojskic… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reactive agility (RAG) and change of direction speed (CODS) are important determinants of
success in football (soccer), but there is an evident lack of information on reliable and valid …

Psychometric properties of the motor diagnostics in the German football talent identification and development programme

O Höner, A Votteler, M Schmid, F Schultz… - Journal of sports …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The utilisation of motor performance tests for talent identification in youth sports is discussed
intensively in talent research. This article examines the reliability, differential stability and …

Importance of agility performance in professional futsal players; reliability and applicability of newly developed testing protocols

D Sekulic, N Foretic, B Gilic, MR Esco… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to determine the inter-and intra-testing reliability of newly
developed tests of the change of direction speed (CODS) and reactive agility (RAG) in …

Physical performance comparison between under 15 elite and sub-elite soccer players

A Trecroci, Z Milanović, M Frontini… - Journal of human …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this study was to compare the physical performance profile among young soccer
players of different competitive levels. Two teams of elite (n= 22) and sub-elite (n= 22) …

Reliability and validity of a new test of agility and skill for female amateur soccer players

M Kutlu, H Yapici, A Yilmaz - Journal of human kinetics, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this study was to evaluate the Agility and Skill Test, which had been recently
developed to assess agility and skill in female athletes. Following a 10 min warm-up, two …

Screening youth soccer players by means of cognitive function and agility testing

N Lovecchio, G Manes, L Filipas… - … and Motor Skills, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Talent identification in sports is a heavily debated topic. Previous studies have separately
explored either executive functions or gross motor skills to predict the success of top-level …