A New Test for the Assessment of Agility and Dribbling Skill of Soccer Players Aged 14-15 Years Old

Authors : Michalis MITROTASIOS, Athanasios SOUGLIS, Aristotelis GIOLDASIS, Nikolaos KESARIS, Triantafillos KAMPOURIS

Pages : 425-433

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Publication Date : 2018-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the study was the development of a new agility and dribbling skill test for young footballers. Twenty-one amateur soccer players aged 14.48 ± 0.11 years old participated in the study. Their overall mean height, weight and playing experience were 166.76 ± 2.06 cm, 58.03 ± 2.73 kg, 6.05 ± 0.51 years respectively. The anthropometric characteristics were examined by a portable Seca stadiometer, a calibrated Seca weight scale and a certified Harpenden skinfold caliper. Timing gates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Photocells; Microgate, RACETIME 2); were used for the assessment of sprint time, agility and dribbling skill. Descriptive statistics, t-test for dependent groups and Pearson correlation were executed by SPSS package insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(v. 17); in a statistical significance level of p< .10. The results showed that MM test with and without ball is a reliable and valid test for the assessment of dribbling skill and agility of young players. Furthermore, 10m speed, 20m speed, 30m speed and agility insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Little and MM test); present a statistical significant correlation. However, 10m speed revealed higher correlation with 20m and 30m than MM and Little test without ball.
Keywords : Soccer, Speed, Agility, Skill, Little test