- Title
- Agility and change-of-direction speed are independent skills: Implications for training for agility in invasion sports
- Creator
- Young, Warren; Dawson, Brian; Henry, Greg
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/92602
- Identifier
- vital:9634
- Identifier
- ISSN:1747-9541
- Abstract
- This review explores the differences between agility in invasion sports (defined as including reactive decision-making) and change-of-direction speed (CODS), and highlights the implications for training. Correlations between agility tests and CODS tests indicate that they represent independent skills. Agility tests discriminate higher-from lower-standard athletes better than CODS tests, indicating that the cognitive element of agility is important to performance. Training studies have shown that the development of strength qualities can transfer to gains in CODS, but this has never been shown for agility. There is some evidence that the importance of physical qualities is greater for CODS than for agility. It was concluded that the reactive element should be included in agility training, testing and research. While there appears to be no research evidence for the benefits of strength and power training, there is some support for the use of small-sided games for improving agility.
- Publisher
- Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd
- Relation
- International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching Vol. 10, no. 1 (2015), p. 159-169
- Rights
- Copyright of International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching is the property of Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; Agility Tests; Decision Making; Perceptions; Reactive Strength; Small-Sided Games; Sprint Training
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