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Reliability and Discriminative Ability of a New Method for Soccer Kicking Evaluation
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 1, p e0147998 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The study aimed to evaluate the test-retest reliability of a newly developed 356 Soccer Shooting Test (356-SST), and the discriminative ability of this test with respect to the soccer players' proficiency level and leg dominance. Sixty-six male soccer players, divided into three groups based on their proficiency level (amateur, n = 24 ; novice semi-professional, n = 18 ; and experienced semi-professional players, n = 24), performed 10 kicks following a two-step run up. Forty-eight of them repeated the test on a separate day. The following shooting variables were derived: ball velocity (BV ; measured via radar gun), shooting accuracy (SA ; average distance from the ball- entry point to the goal centre), and shooting quality (SQ ; shooting accuracy divided by the time elapsed from hitting the ball to the point of entry). No systematic bias was evident in the selected shooting variables (SA: 1.98±0.65 vs. 2.00±0.63 m ; BV: 24.6±2.3 vs. 24.5±1.9 m s-1 ; SQ: 2.92±1.0 vs. 2.93±1.0 m s-1 ; all p>0.05). The intra-class correlation coefficients were high (ICC = 0.70-0.88), and the coefficients of variation were low (CV = 5.3-5.4%). Finally, all three 356-SST variables identify, with adequate sensitivity, differences in soccer shooting ability with respect to the players' proficiency and leg dominance. The results suggest that the 356-SST is a reliable and sensitive test of specific shooting ability in men's soccer. Future studies should test the validity of these findings in a fatigued state, as well as in other populations.
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- Ball velocity
Male
Research Validity
Future studies
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Correlation
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Discriminative model
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Multidisciplinary
Ecology
Discriminant Analysis
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Research Assessment
Cameras
Sports Science
Optical Equipment
Engineering and Technology
Games
Research Article
Sports
Adult
Point of entry
Ecological Metrics
Equipment
Research and Analysis Methods
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Young Adult
Radar gun
soccer
kicking
fatigue
Soccer
Humans
Nutrition
Behavior
Radar
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Reproducibility of Results
Biology and Life Sciences
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Linear discriminant analysis
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Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5a00c877e0c46814cb1cf1a58d5c345b