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Effectiveness of small-sided games on change of direction speed in youth soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesHuman Movement
Purpose Football requires both linear movements and directional changes, crucial for performance. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluate small-sided games (SSGs) versus other training methods for enhancing change of direction speed in young ...
Ioan Neag   +8 more
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Change of direction ability test differentiates higher level and lower level soccer referees [PDF]

open access: yesBiology of Sport, 2016
This report examines the agility and level of acceleration capacity of Spanish soccer referees and investigates the possible differences between field referees of different categories.
J Yanci   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Alternatives to common approaches for training change of direction performance: a scoping review

open access: yesBMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022
Background Research focuses heavily upon the effect of strength and power training on change of direction performance. The objective of this scoping review is to highlight alternative approaches to training change of direction.
Robert Buhmann   +2 more
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Comparison of Change of Direction Speed Performance and Asymmetries between Team-Sport Athletes: Application of Change of Direction Deficit

open access: yesSports, 2018
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to examine differences in change of direction (COD) performance and asymmetries between team-sports while considering the effects of sex and sport; (2) to evaluate the relationship between linear speed, COD ...
Thomas Dos’Santos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hydrodynamics and direction change of tumbling bacteria.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
The bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) swims in viscous fluids by rotating several helical flagellar filaments, which are gathered in a bundle behind the cell during 'runs' wherein the cell moves steadily forward.
Mariia Dvoriashyna, Eric Lauga
doaj   +1 more source

Validity and Reliability of a Phone App and Stopwatch for the Measurement of 505 Change of Direction Performance: A Test-Retest Study Design

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the validity and reliability of a phone app [named: change of direction (COD) timer] and stopwatches for the measurement of COD performance.Methods: Sixty-two youth basketball players (age: 15.9±1.4yrs ...
Zhili Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre-Planned and Non-Planned Agility in Patients Ongoing Rehabilitation after Knee Surgery: Design, Reliability and Validity of the Newly Developed Testing Protocols

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
Background: Due to its association with the risk of falling and consequent injury, the importance of agility is widely recognized, but no study so far has examined the different facets of agility in an untrained/clinical population. The aim of this study
Ivan Peric   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in physical performance characteristics of female volleyball players during regional division competitions

open access: yesSport TK, 2022
This study aims to examine the seasonal changes in the physical performance of female volleyball players competing in the regional division. Forty-three volunteer female players (age: 22 ± 2.1 years, height: 172.9 ± 4 cm, weight: 61.5 ± 6 kg, experience:
Mustafa Karahan, Mergül Çolak
doaj   +1 more source

Validity and Reliability of a Test Battery to Assess Change of Directions with Ball Dribbling in Para-footballers with Cerebral Palsy

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2020
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the content and construct validity and between-sessions reliability of four agility tests requiring ball dribbling in football players with cerebral palsy (CP) with implications for classification and training. A
Lucas Felippe Daniel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the adductors and abductors' maximum isometric strength on the level of speed and agility in basketball players

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 2023
Introduction: his study investigated the relationship between hip abductor strength (Abd), adductor strength (Add), straight accelerations and decelerations, and during changes of direction (COD 90°) performance in basketball players.
Paulina KROLIKOWSKA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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