INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF 8 WEEKS APPLIED TO FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON DRILLING, PASSING AND SHOOT PERFORMANCE AND AGILITY

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of eight-week quickness training applied to football players on dribbling, passing and shooting performance and agility. 29 licensed football players between the ages of 15-24 participated in the study voluntarily. The Hürden Boomerang Test was used to determine the agility performance of the athletes, and the Mor-Christian General Football Ability Test was used to determine the football-specific skills. The differences between the pretests and posttests of the participants' Boomerang, Dribbling, Passing and Total Shot variables were determined using the non-parametric inverse Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. According to the results of the statistical analysis, a significant difference was determined in favor of the posttest between the pretest and posttest values ​​of agility, dribbling, passing and shooting values. It is thought that the agility performances of the athletes are decisive in basic game skills such as following the opponent, escaping from the opponent and changing positions quickly according to the location of the ball. Therefore, it can be said that agility training to be applied to football players improves football-specific skills as well as fitness parameters.