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Kutlu M, Yapici H, Yilmaz A. Reliability and Validity of a New Test of Agility and Skill for Female Amateur Soccer Players. J Hum Kinet. 2017;56:219-227doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0039.
Kutlu, M., Yapici, H., & Yilmaz, A. (2017). Reliability and Validity of a New Test of Agility and Skill for Female Amateur Soccer Players. Journal of human kinetics, 56219-227. https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2017-0039
Kutlu, Mehmet, et al. "Reliability and Validity of a New Test of Agility and Skill for Female Amateur Soccer Players." Journal of human kinetics vol. 56 (2017): 219-227. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2017-0039
Kutlu M, Yapici H, Yilmaz A. Reliability and Validity of a New Test of Agility and Skill for Female Amateur Soccer Players. J Hum Kinet. 2017 Mar 12;56:219-227. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0039. eCollection 2017 Feb. PMID: 28469760; PMCID: PMC5384069.
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J Hum Kinet. 2017 Mar 12;56:219-227. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0039. eCollection 2017 Feb.

Reliability and Validity of a New Test of Agility and Skill for Female Amateur Soccer Players.

Journal of human kinetics

Mehmet Kutlu, Hakan Yapici, Abdullah Yilmaz

Affiliations

  1. School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Istanbul Gelisim ISTANBUL, Turkey.
  2. School of Physical Education and Sport, Kirikkale University, Turkey.
  3. Department of Statistics, Art & Science Faculty, the University of Kirikkale, Kirikkale, Turkey.

PMID: 28469760 PMCID: PMC5384069 DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0039

Abstract

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 trials to test the reliability and validity of the test were conducted one week apart. Measurements were collected to compare soccer players' physical performance in a 20 m sprint, a T-Drill test, the Illinois Agility Run Test, change-of-direction and acceleration, as well as agility and skill. All tests were completed following the same order. Thirty-four amateur female soccer players were recruited (age = 20.8 ± 1.9 years; body height = 166 ± 6.9 cm; body mass = 55.5 ± 5.8 kg). To determine the reliability and usefulness of these tests, paired sample t-tests, intra-class correlation coefficients, typical error, coefficient of variation, and differences between the typical error and smallest worthwhile change statistics were computed. Test results showed no significant differences between the two sessions (p > 0.01). There were higher intra-class correlations between the test and retest values (r = 0.94-0.99) for all tests. Typical error values were below the smallest worthwhile change, indicating 'good' usefulness for these tests. A near perfect Pearson correlation between the Agility and Skill Test (r = 0.98) was found, and there were moderate-to-large levels of correlation between the Agility and Skill Test and other measures (r = 0.37 to r = 0.56). The results of this study suggest that the Agility and Skill Test is a reliable and valid test for female soccer players and has significant value for assessing the integrative agility and skill capability of soccer players.

Keywords: ability; agility and skill test; change direction; female soccer fitness test

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