20.500.12556/RUL-133707 The importance of reactive agility tests in differentiating adolescent soccer players The ability to differentiate the elite from nonelite athletes is not clearly defined. We investigated level differences in speed, change of direction speed (CODS), and reactive agility in a group of trained adolescent soccer players. A total of 75 adolescent male soccer players (aged 14–19 years) were recruited. The players were grouped based on the level of play to elite, sub-elite, and amateur players. Players were tested for 5-, 10- and 20-m sprints, CODS, and reactive agility tests (RAT). Elite players had faster reaction movement time during RAT with live opponent stimuli (p ≤ 0.01) compared to sub-elite and amateur players. Moreover, elite players showed a faster time during light stimuli (p ≤ 0.01) but only compared to amateur players. The times for 5-m and 10-m sprint groups did not differ (p > 0.05). The results demonstrated that the skilled players (elite and sub-elite) performed better in reactive agility tests, speed, and COD speed compared to amateur players. Additionally, we can conclude that total and reaction time in the agility test with live opponent stimuli can be a significant factor that differentiates between adolescent soccer players considering their level. differences youth performance football true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2021-12-10 11:19:58 2021-12-10 11:19:59 2022-09-13 03:52:14 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2020 0 0 10 str. iss. 11, art. 3839 Vol. 17 2020 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 616 1660-4601 10.3390/ijerph17113839 17725955 RAZ_Trajkovic_Nebojsa_2020.pdf RAZ_Trajkovic_Nebojsa_2020.pdf 1 CDFDBDBCC50DB12AAAE8E9A8CF75A1B7 b0a46c14bcfe7cc33f44ac096ed7865f9e7ef90071f5ef60b4ec6ff654da780a f46dc752-59a2-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152000 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/3839 1 9de8a7ec-59a2-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=151998 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0