Refinement and Modification of Soccer Dribbling Tests to Equally Weigh the Contribution of Speed and Agility Traits in these Tests

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the contribution ratio of the elements of speed and agility in slalom dribbling tests in soccer, and then to modify these tests by adjusting the distances between the markers. The research sample consisted of (56) players. The researchers used the descriptive survey method due to its suitability for the nature of the research.

The following tests were used: the zigzag dribbling test, the 25-meter dribbling test between markers, the dribbling test between markers, as well as the 30-meter sprint test to measure speed, and the 7-meter zigzag run test to measure agility.

The data were processed using statistical methods (mean, standard deviation, skewness coefficient, regression, and the differences between correlation coefficients for a single sample).

The researchers concluded that in the zigzag dribbling tests where the element of speed contributed, the distance between the markers was (3) meters or more. In contrast, in the dribbling tests where the element of agility contributed, the distance between the markers was (2) meters or less.

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The study recommended that the distance between the markers in zigzag dribbling tests in soccer should be (2.5) meters.