Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training

NCT06547047 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: SMin
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training on the physical, cognitive, and skill performance of university soccer major students in China. The hypothesis is that SAQ training will significantly improve students' physical fitness (e.g., speed, agility), cognitive functions (e.g., reaction time, decision-making), and soccer skills (e.g., ball control, passing). The study will recruit 52 university soccer major students, randomly assigned to an intervention group and a control group, with 26 students in each group. The study will last for 12 weeks, and tests will be conducted before, during, and after the intervention. The expected outcome is that the intervention group will show superior performance in various tests compared to the control group, thereby validating the effectiveness of SAQ training.

Conditions

Speed; Agility; Quickness; Physical Performance

Keywords

physical fitness; cognitive abilities; soccer skills; Sports performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

• Flexibility

  Measured by the sit-and-reach test. Results are recorded in centimeters (cm), with higher scores indicating better flexibility.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Agility

  Measured by the Arrowhead Agility Test. Results are recorded in seconds (s), with shorter times indicating better agility.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Sprint

  Measured by sprints at 5m, 10m, 20m, and 30m. Results are recorded in seconds (s), with shorter times indicating better speed.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Upper Body Strength

  Measured by pull-ups. Results are recorded as the number of completed pull-ups, with more pull-ups indicating greater upper body strength.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Lower Limb Explosiveness

  Measured by vertical jump. Results are recorded in centimeters (cm), with higher jump heights indicating greater explosiveness.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Aerobic Endurance

  Measured by the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 2 (Yo-Yo2). Results are recorded as maximum distance covered（m）, with higher distances indicating better aerobic endurance.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Reaction Time

  Measured by a computerized reaction time test. Results are recorded in milliseconds (ms), with shorter reaction times indicating faster responses.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Selective attention

  Through the computer flanker task, the results are recorded in milliseconds (ms), with higher accuracy and shorter reaction time indicating better decision-making ability.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Dribbling Agility

  Measured by the 22-meter slalom dribble test. Results are recorded in seconds (s), with shorter times indicating better dribbling skills.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Passing performance

  When measuring passing performance using the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT), results are recorded as total time and passing accuracy. Total time is measured in seconds (s) and includes the time from the start of the test to the completion of the last pass, including all penalty time. Shorter total times indicate better performance. Passing accuracy is recorded by the number of successful passes into target areas, with more successful passes indicating better passing skills. Penalties are applied as follows: five seconds for completely missing the target area or passing to the wrong target, three seconds for missing the target area, three seconds for handling the ball, two seconds for passing from outside the designated area, and two seconds for the ball touching any cone.

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Height

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

• Weight

  Pre-intervention: Week 0 Mid-intervention: Week 6 Post-intervention: Week 12

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group: SAQ Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the experimental group will undergo Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training three times per week, with each session lasting 60 minutes, for a duration of 12 weeks. The training intensity will range from 70% to 100% of the participants' maximum effort. This program is designed to enhance physical fitness, cognitive abilities, and soccer-specific skills.

Behavioral: Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) Training

Control Group: Regular Training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in the control group will engage in their regular training routine, which does not include the specific SAQ training regimen. The training intensity for the control group will also range from 70% to 100% of the participants' maximum effort. This routine will last for 12 weeks, with training sessions occurring three times per week for 60 minutes each session.

Behavioral: Regular Training

Interventions

Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) Training BEHAVIORAL

The SAQ training will include exercises designed to improve speed, agility, and quickness, such as ladder drills, cone drills, sprint drills, and reaction drills.

Experimental Group: SAQ Training

Regular Training BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the control group will follow a standard soccer training regimen, which includes general conditioning exercises, skill drills, and tactical training.

Control Group: Regular Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 22 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male soccer major students (age ≥18 years old)
• At least 3 years of professional soccer training
• No recent history of surgery or injury
• No participation in SAQ training programs within 8 weeks prior to the study
• Able to provide written informed consent and willing to participate in the entire study and complete all assessments

You may not qualify if:

• Recent history of fractures or other injuries
• Currently participating in an SAQ training program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• SUN MIN: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Educational Studies

Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Location

Related Publications (7)

• Brown, L., & Ferrigno, V. (2014). Training for speed, agility, and quickness, 3E. Human Kinetics

  BACKGROUND

• Lee YS, Lee D, Ahn NY. SAQ training on sprint, change-of-direction speed, and agility in U-20 female football players. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 13;19(3):e0299204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299204. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 38478514 BACKGROUND

• Trecroci A, Cavaggioni L, Rossi A, Moriondo A, Merati G, Nobari H, Ardigo LP, Formenti D. Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players. PLoS One. 2022 Dec 1;17(12):e0277683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277683. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 36454889 BACKGROUND

• Treisman, A. (1977). Focused attention in the perception and retrieval of multidimensional stimuli. Perception & psychophysics, 22, 1-11

  BACKGROUND

• Development of speed, agility, and quickness for the female soccer athlete.

  BACKGROUND

• Zamanzadeh V, Ghahramanian A, Rassouli M, Abbaszadeh A, Alavi-Majd H, Nikanfar AR. Design and Implementation Content Validity Study: Development of an instrument for measuring Patient-Centered Communication. J Caring Sci. 2015 Jun 1;4(2):165-78. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2015.017. eCollection 2015 Jun.

  PMID: 26161370 BACKGROUND

• Milanovic Z, Sporis G, Trajkovic N, James N, Samija K. Effects of a 12 Week SAQ Training Programme on Agility with and without the Ball among Young Soccer Players. J Sports Sci Med. 2013 Mar 1;12(1):97-103. eCollection 2013.

  PMID: 24149731 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• The physical fitness measurement indicators of this study refer to the Chinese Football Association's release of the "Stage Evaluation Standards for the Athletic Ability of Chinese Male Youth Players (2021 Edition)"

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Calcium Carbonate

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Calcium Compounds; Inorganic Chemicals; Carbonates; Carbonic Acid; Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; Minerals

Study Officials

• Min Sun

  FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Min Sun

CONTACT

ycxysunmin@gmail.com

Kim Geok Soh

CONTACT

+60-19-364-9715; kims@upm.edu.my

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: In this study, both the participants and the outcomes assessor will be blinded to the group assignments to prevent bias. Participants will not be informed whether they are receiving SAQ training or regular training, and the outcomes assessor will also be unaware of the group assignments to ensure objective evaluation of the results. Care providers and investigators involved in administering the training sessions will know the group assignments due to the nature of the interventions.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD Candidates

Model Details: This study employs a parallel design in which participants are randomly assigned to two independent groups: the intervention group and the control group. Throughout the study, participants in the intervention group will undergo a 12-week Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training program, conducted three times a week, each session lasting 60 minutes, including 15-20 minutes for warm-up and cool-down. Participants in the control group will continue with their regular training regimen. Tests will be conducted before, during, and after the intervention to assess changes in physical, cognitive, and skill performance. This parallel design ensures a clear evaluation of the SAQ training effects and minimizes confounding variables due to differences in training time and content.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 30, 2024
• First Posted: August 9, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 25, 2024
• Study Completion: February 15, 2025
• Last Updated: August 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

MY (1)