Naslov
Relliability of The Tests of Maximal Kicking Performance in Youth Croatian Soccer Players

Autori
Grgantov, Zoran ; Rađa, Ante ; Erceg, Marko ; Kunundžić, Hrvoje ; Milić, Mirjana

Izvornik
Global journal for research analysis (2277-8160) 2 (2013), 9; 75-77

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
soccer; ball velocity; pocket radar; metric characteristics

Sažetak
The basic aim of this research was to analyse the reliability of 8 tests for evaluation of kicked soccer ball velocity. The research was conducted on the sample of 42 (15.7±1.5 years) youth soccer players who kicked the ball without and after dribbling. All the kicks were performed with dominant and non-dominant leg. The kick speed was evaluated by pocket radar. The values of the Cronbach alpha (CA) and Spearman-Brown (SB) reliability coefficients were higher than 0.80 in all the tests. Somewhat lower values of Inter-item correlation (IIC) were reported in tests performed with a dominant leg. The variance analysis showed a systematic error (the learning effect) only in first test, indicating a need of performing a greater number of trials before the real test. It can be concluded that kicked soccer ball velocity tests in which the pocket radar was applied had good metric characteristics.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Pedagogija, Etnologija i antropologija

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