An integrative test of agility, speed and skill in soccer: Effects of exercise

作者:Bullock William; Panchuk Derek; Broatch James; Christian Ryan; Stepto Nigel K*
来源:Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2012, 15(5): 431-436.
DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2012.03.002

摘要

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 45 min of soccer-specific exercise in the reactive motor skills test (RMST); a novel test which measures sprint, passing and reactive agility (RAT) performance. %26lt;br%26gt;Design: A repeated-measures design was used to collect performance data. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: Forty-two high-level amateur male soccer players (age 18.5 +/- 3.5 years) were recruited. Participants were familiarised with the RMST prior to initial testing. Participants undertook 10 repetitions of the RMST before and after 45 min of soccer-specific exercise using the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test. Eighteen of these participants repeated the RMST for test re-test reliability determination. Paired t-tests and effect size statistics were used to determine the effect of 45 min of intermittent exercise on RMST performance. Reliability was assessed using the standard error of measurement. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: The exercise protocol resulted in moderate decreases of sprint (3.0 +/- 0.9%, mean +/- SD; 1.030 +/- 0.09 ES +/- 90% Confidence Intervals; p %26lt; 0.00001) and RAT performance (1.5 +/- 1.1%; 1.015 +/- 0.011; p %26lt; 0.05), but improved passing task time (-2.7 +/- 1.2%; 0.973 +/- 0.012; p %26lt; 0.001) and passing accuracy (3.6 +/- 3.3%; 1.036 +/- 0.33). Change in total test time was trivial. The test-retest coefficient of variation for the test was 2.4 +/- 0.8%. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: Soccer-specific exercise decreased sprint and reactive agility performance but improved technical skill performance on a novel, integrative and reliable test of soccer skill performance. Overall RMST performance time was largely unchanged.

  • 出版日期2012-9