Abstract:

The aim of this study was to evaluate young football and basketball players in terms of different agility tests. The eleven young basketball and twelve young football players joined to this study voluntarily. The Ilinois test, T-test and 505 tests were performed for determination agility performances of players. The test durations were recorded by photocell system and pre-test and post-test heart rate values were determined by heart rate monitors. The intergroups differences of all agility test values were examined by independent samples T-test. According to analyze results, T-test agility values didn’t differentiate among groups significiantly as statistical while it was seen significiant difference between young football and basketball players in regard to Ilinois and 505 test values (p < 0.05). It was determined that young football players had better values than young basketball players in regard to Ilinois and 505 test values. The young football players had better test values than young basketball players in terms of Ilinois and 505 test values and this situation revealed that agility performance differentiated among football and basketball events. It could be said that football players had better agility values because of the fact that football game needed to activities requiring agility further in comparison to basketball game.

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