Background Team sports require rapid whole-body change of direction (COD) in order to
regain, maintain possession of the ball or to avoid opponent. These actions are often …

Our objective was to examine the relationship between change of direction (CoD)
performance, with (CoDb), and without the ball (CoDwb), and selected measures of physical …

Background The ability to change direction is considered of paramount importance in team
sports. Currently there is a lack of consensus regarding the most important physical factors …

There are a plethora of studies investigating agility in soccer; however, studies have rarely
presented the reaction time in differentiating age groups in adolescent soccer players. We …

Background The modified Illinois change of direction test (MICODT) is an asymmetrical test
because the numbers of changes of direction performed to the right and to the left are …

The purpose of this study was to assess test-retest reliability, discriminative and criterion-
related validity of the modified Illinois change-of-direction (CoD) test with ball dribbling …

Abstract Chaouachi, A, Manzi, V, Chaalali, A, Wong, DP, Chamari, K, and Castagna, C.
Determinants analysis of change-of-direction ability in elite soccer players. J Strength Cond …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of change of directions
(COD) and examine the influences of position, leg dominance and anthropometrics on COD …

Change of direction (COD) performance has an essential role in soccer. In the literature,
there is a wide range of explained variance in correlation analyses between linear-sprint …

Background Agility in general and change-of-direction speed (CoD) in particular represent
important performance determinants in elite soccer. Objectives The objectives of this study …