Validity of a motor-cognitive dual-task agility test in elite youth football players.

Autor: Friebe D; Division of Preventive and Sports Medicine, Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany., Sieland J; Medical Department Eintracht Frankfurt Soccer AG, Frankfurt, Germany., Both H; Division of Preventive and Sports Medicine, Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany., Giesche F; Division of Preventive and Sports Medicine, Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany., Haser C; Medical Department Eintracht Frankfurt Soccer AG, Frankfurt, Germany., Hülsdünker T; Department of Exercise and Sport Science, LUNEX International University of Health, Exercise and Sports, Differdange, Luxembourg.; Luxembourg Health and Sport Science Research Institute (LHSSRI), Differdange, Luxembourg., Pfab F; Medical Department Eintracht Frankfurt Soccer AG, Frankfurt, Germany., Vogt L; Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany., Banzer W; Division of Preventive and Sports Medicine, Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.; Medical Department Eintracht Frankfurt Soccer AG, Frankfurt, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of sport science [Eur J Sport Sci] 2024 Aug; Vol. 24 (8), pp. 1056-1066. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 14.
DOI: 10.1002/ejsc.12153
Abstrakt: Agility, as the ability to react rapidly to unforeseen events, is an essential component of football performance. However, existing agility diagnostics often do not reflect the complex motor-cognitive interaction required on the field. Therefore, this study evaluates the criterion and ecological validity of a newly developed motor-cognitive dual-task agility approach in elite youth football players and compare it to a traditional reactive agility test. Twenty-one male youth elite football players (age:17.4 ±0 .6; BMI:23.2 ± 1.8) performed two agility tests (reactive agility, reactive agility with integrated multiple-object-tracking (Dual-Task Agility)) on the SKILLCOURT system. Performance was correlated to motor (sprint, jump), cognitive (executive functions, attention, reaction speed) and football specific tests (Loughborough soccer passing test (LSPT)) as well as indirect game metrics (coaches' rating, playing time). Reactive agility performance showed moderate correlations to attention and choice reaction times (r = 0.48-0.63), as well as to the LSPT (r = 0.51). The dual-task agility test revealed moderate relationships with attention and reaction speed (r = 0.47-0.58), executive functions (r = 0.45-0.63), as well as the game metrics (r = 0.51-0.61). Finally, the dual-task agility test significantly differentiated players based on their coaches' rating and playing time using a median split (p < 0.05; d = 0.8-1.28). Motor-cognitive agility performance in elite youth football players seems to be primarily determined by cognitive functions. The integration of multiple object tracking into reactive agility testing seems to be an ecologically valid approach for performance diagnostics in youth football.
(© 2024 The Author(s). European Journal of Sport Science published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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