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A Field-Test Battery for Elite, Young Soccer Players
- Source :
- International Journal of Sports Medicine. 34:302-311
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2012.
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Abstract
- The validity and reliability of a battery of field-based performance tests was examined. The opinions of coaches, fitness professionals and players (n=170, 172 and 101 respectively) on the importance of performance testing were established using a questionnaire. On 2 occasions, separated by 7 days, 80 elite, young soccer players (mean±SD [and range]: age 13.2±2.6 [8.9-19.1] years; stature 1.59±0.18 m [1.32-1.91]; body mass 50.6±17.1 [26.5-88.7] kg) completed a battery of field-based tests comprised of heart rate response to a submaximal Multi-stage fitness test, 3 types of vertical jump, sprints over 10 and 20 m, and an agility test. Physical performance testing was considered important by coaches (97%), fitness professionals (94%) and players (83%). The systematic bias ratio and the random error components of the 95% ratio limits of agreement for the first and second tests, for the U9-U11 vs. U12-U14 vs. U15-U18 age groups, were [Systematic bias (*/÷ ratio limits)]: Heart rate (Level 5): 0.983 (*/÷ 1.044) vs. 0.969 (*/÷ 1.056) vs. 0.983 (*/÷ 1.055); Rocket jump: 0998 (*/÷ 1.112) vs. 0.999 (*/÷ 1.106) vs. 0.996 (*/÷ 1.093); 10 m sprint: 0.997 (*/÷ 1.038) vs. 0.994 (*/÷ 1.033) vs. 0.994 (*/÷ 1.038); Agility test: 1.010 (*/÷1.050) vs. 1.014 (*/÷1.050) vs. 1.002 (*/÷1.053). All tests, except heart rate recovery from the Multi-stage fitness test, were able to distinguish between different ability and age groups of players (p0.05). Thus, the field-test battery demonstrated logical and construct validity, and was shown to be a reliable and objective tool for assessing elite, young soccer players.
- Subjects :
- Test battery
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Athletic Performance
Vertical jump
Heart Rate
Surveys and Questionnaires
Soccer
Heart rate
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Mathematics
Heart rate response
Analysis of Variance
Age Factors
Reproducibility of Results
Focus Groups
Test (assessment)
Fitness test
Sprint
Physical Fitness
Exercise Test
Physical therapy
Physical performance testing
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14393964 and 01724622
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Sports Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d358ed7b97103a7ac595a55854b0249e