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Agility can be broadly defined as a rapid whole-body movement with change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus

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Assessing True ‘Agility’ – The ‘Holy Grail’ of Performance Testing?

  • Paul Jones
  • 17 November 2023
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Assessments of agility, essentially requires tests of change of direction and/ or manoeuvrability in response to stimuli, whereby the athlete’s ‘perceptual-cognitive’ abilities along with their ability to move quickly (perceptual-motor…
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From Straight Lines to Sharp Turns: Evaluating Physical Qualities Essential for Multi-Directional Speed

  • Chris Thomas
  • 3 June 2023
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MDS encompasses various sub-components, including perceptual factors, decision-making, and change of direction speed. Breaking down these components helps in identifying the specific cognitive, biomechanical, technical, and physical requirements of each…
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Optimising Cutting Attacking Agility Actions: Technique Guidelines

  • Tom Dos'Santos
  • 6 May 2022
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Attacking agility actions, such as side-steps, shuffle steps, crossover cutting, split-steps, spins, sharp turns, and decelerations are important manoeuvres in invasion team-sports, often linked with decisive, match winning moments. Generally,…
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Creating Technical Frameworks to Aid the Coaching of Agility Actions

  • Paul Jones
  • 4 February 2022
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An important part of multidirectional speed development is the enhancement of technique of speed and agility related actions involved in match play (e.g., sprinting, curvilinear sprinting, side-step cutting, pivoting, etc.).…
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