Measuring soccer technique with easy-to-administer field tasks in female soccer players from four different competitive levels
Soccer is a multidimensional sport that requires skills in many different domains. Reports from competitions at the highest levels around the world suggest that a particularly decisive performance factor is a team's technical execution. Testing of technical skills in soccer has been infrequent compared with testing of physiological variables, and there has been a lack of consensus as to which tasks should be included in test batteries. In this study, the validity of four field tasks (heading, long pass, juggling, and hit-the-post) was examined by testing 108 female soccer players from four different competitive levels, representing a hierarchy of skill levels. Correlation analysis indicated that the tasks' results appeared statistically unrelated (Spearman's = .36). Statistical comparisons across competitive levels showed that task performance was closely correlated with players' competition level, with regression analysis indicating that 92% of the variance in mean rankings across tasks could be explained by competitive level. As the easily administered and low-cost tasks identified differences in technical skills across competitive levels, such tasks appear valid for inclusion in tests of technical skills.
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Aiheet: | jalkapallo harjoittelu suorituskyky tekniikka arviointi |
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Aihealueet: | urheilukilpailut yhteiskuntatieteet |
DOI: | 10.2466/03.30.PMS.119c31z2 |
Julkaisussa: | Perceptual and Motor Skills |
Julkaistu: |
2014
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Vuosikerta: | 119 |
Numero: | 3 |
Sivuja: | 961-970 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |