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Asian Journal of Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine Research Center, TUMS

e-ISSN 2008-7209
p-ISSN 2008-000X
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https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34529

Association of Short-Passing Ability with Athletic Performances in Youth Soccer Players

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Omar BenOunis1,*, Abderaouf BenAbderrahman2, Karim Chamari3, Ali Ajmol4, Mehdi BenBrahim5, Amor Hammouda5, Mohamed-Ali Hammami2, Hassane Zouhal2
1Laboratoire des Adaptations Cardio-Circulatoires, Respiratoires, Mtaboliques et Hormonales L'exercice Musculaire, Facult de Mdecine, Tunisia
2Laboratoire Mouvement Sport Sant. Universit Rennes 2, Campus la Harpe, Cedex France
3Research Laboratory Sports Performance Optimization National Centre of Medicine and Science in Sports, Tunis, Tunisia
4School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
5Laboratoire de Physiologie, Facult des Sciences de Tunis, Tunisia
*Corresponding Author: Laboratoire de Physiologie, Facult de Mdecine Ibn El Jazzar, Ave., Mohamed Karoui 4002, Sousse, Tunisia., [email protected]. Email: [email protected]
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine:Vol. 4, issue 1; 41-48
Published online:Nov 30, 2012
Article type:Research Article
Received:Jul 05, 2012
Accepted:Nov 10, 2012
How to Cite:BenOunis O, BenAbderrahman A, Chamari K, Ajmol A, BenBrahim M, et al. Association of Short-Passing Ability with Athletic Performances in Youth Soccer Players. Asian J Sports Med. 2012;4(1):34529. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34529

Abstract

Purpose:

This study was designed to examine the relationship between multiple short-passing ability [measured using the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT)] and athletic performances in youth soccer players.

Methods:

Forty-two young soccer players (age 14.80.4years) performed the LSPT, the squat-jump (SqJ), the counter movement jump (CMJ), the 30m sprints (with 5m and 20m split times also recorded), the 15m agility run (Agility-15m), the 15m ball dribbling (Ball-15m), the Illinois agility test (IAGT) and the Yo-Yo IRT Level 1 tests.

Results:

LSPT total performance (LSPT TP) showed significant positive correlation with 5m, 20m, and 30m sprint times, Agility-15m, Ball-15m and Illinois agility test (r=0.60, r=0.58, r=0.49, r=0.75, r=0.71 and r=0.72; P<0.01, respectively). Significant negative correlation were found between LSPT TP and SqJ and CMJ (r=?0.62 and r=?0.64; P<0.01, respectively). It was determined that Agility-15m, Illinois agility test and Ball-15m were the most effective factors associated with LSPT TP among other factors in multiple regression analysis.

Conclusion:

This study showed that LSPT TP of young elite soccer players is determined by their agility abilities, thus enabling this test to be used for talent identification purposes.

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KeywordsTechnical SkillsAgilityCognitive FunctionPhysical FitnessFootball

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© 2012, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

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