Detecting Deficits In Change Of Direction Performance using the preplanned multidirectional Australian Football League Agility Test
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
National Strength and Conditioning Association
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School
Centre for Exercise and Sport Science Research
RAS ID
18371
Abstract
The Australian Football League (AFL) agility test is a preplanned multidirectional circuit involving 5 directional changes of various magnitudes that might differently assess athletes of particular leg dominance. This study served to establish whether the AFL agility test appropriately examines athletes of differing limb dominance, while also quantifying performance deficits prevalent between limbs of Australian Footballers. Fifty-eight Australian Footballers were recruited from the Western Australian Football League (age=21.9 +/- 2.8 years; height = 183.7 +/- 5.9cm; weight = 86.4 +/- 4.7kg). Two circuits of the AFL agility test were set up in accordance with official specifications. The finish line of the second circuit was relocated to the opposite side to modify the starting direction. Footballers were randomized and counterbalanced between versions, performing 3 trials in each direction. Paired t-tests (p
DOI
10.1519/JSC.0000000000000587
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Hart, N. H., Spiteri, T. , Lockie, R., Nimphius, S. , & Newton, R. (2014). Detecting deficits in change of direction performance using the preplanned multidirectional Australian football league agility test. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(12), 3552-3556. Available here