Journals / Sportive / 2025 / Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2

Relationship between V-cut Agility Performance and Sprint, Vertical Jump and Change of Direction in Preadolescent Male Basketball Players

Preadolesan Erkek Basketbolcularda V-cut Çeviklik Performansı ile Sprint, Dikey Sıçrama ve Yön Değiştirme İlişkisi

Kamil Uzgur(Bandirma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi)0000-0002-6784-6890
Veli Volkan Gürses(BANDIRMA ONYEDİ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, ANTRENÖRLÜK EĞİTİMİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-6249-3504
Okan Kamiş(AKSARAY UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-5640-7833
Ömer Özer(BANDIRMA ONYEDI EYLUL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS)0000-0002-7384-4760
Journal
Sportive
Pages
400–411
Publication Date
2025-09-30
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In conclusion, using basketball-specific agility assessments like the V-cut test may provide more meaningful insights into player performance.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Basketball is a dynamic sport that involves frequent directional changes, high-intensity sprints, and vertical actions such as jumping and rebounding.
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Key Findings & Data:Agility is a fundamental component of basketball performance, especially during preadolescence, a period marked by rapid neuromuscular and morphological development.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, using basketball-specific agility assessments like the V-cut test may provide more meaningful insights into player performance.
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⚙️Variables:basketbol · çeviklik · performans

Abstract

Basketball is a dynamic sport that involves frequent directional changes, high-intensity sprints, and vertical actions such as jumping and rebounding. Agility is a fundamental component of basketball performance, especially during preadolescence, a period marked by rapid neuromuscular and morphological development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between V-cut agility performance and three key physical abilities: linear sprint speed, vertical jump, and change of direction (COD) in young male basketball players. Forty-one young male basketball players (age: 11.02 ± 0.79 years, height: 152.72 ± 7.40 cm, weight: 42.61 ± 7.38 kg, training experience: 2.3 ± 0.4 years) from regional basketball academies participated in this cross-sectional study. All participants were actively involved in basketball training programs at least three times per week for the last year. Before data collection, players completed a 10-minute standardized warm-up, consisting of easy jogging, dynamic stretching, and movements. Each participant completed the V-cut agility test, a 25-meter sprint, a countermovement jump (CMJ), and a Hexagon COD. All tests were conducted indoors, on a hardwood basketball court, over two non-consecutive days to minimize fatigue-related effects and ensure consistent environmental conditions. Pearson correlation and regression analyses were used to investigate the relationships between variables. Correlation coefficient values were evaluated as 0.00-0.25 very weak, 0.26–0.49 weak, 0.50–0.69 moderate, 0.70–0.89 high, 0.90-1.00 very high correlation. A simple linear regression test was conducted to evaluate whether V-cut performance could predict Sprint, Jump, and Change of Direction (COD). The regression coefficient (β), coefficient of determination (R²), and p-values were reported for each model. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. A high positive correlation was found between V-cut and 25-m sprint performance (r=0.795, R²=0.633, F (1,39)=67.42, p<0.0001). A negative, moderate relationship was found between V-cut time and vertical jump (r=-0.505, R²=0.255, F(1,39)=13.38, p=0.0008). A negative, weak relationship was found between V-cut time and COD (r=-0.357, R²=0.128, F(1,39)=5.729, p=0.0216). Regression analysis indicated that it explained 63.3% of the variance in sprint performance, suggesting that agility, as measured by V-cut, is a strong predictor of sprinting ability in basketball players. Although the strength of association was found to be lower than for sprint performance, V-cut time still accounted for 25.5% of the variance in vertical jump results. Furthermore, better V-cut performance was moderately associated with improved COD performance, with V-cut explaining 12.8% of the variance. In conclusion, using basketball-specific agility assessments like the V-cut test may provide more meaningful insights into player performance. Therefore, coaches should consider the use of the V-cut test not only as an assessment tool but also as a guide for training prescription.

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Basketbol, sık yön değişiklikleri, yüksek yoğunluklu sprintler, sıçrama ve ribaund gibi dikey hareketleri içeren dinamik bir spordur. Çeviklik, özellikle hızlı nöromüsküler ve morfolojik gelişimin yaşandığı ergenlik öncesi dönemde basketbol performansının temel bir bileşenidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, genç erkek basketbolcularında V-cut çeviklik performansı ile üç temel fiziksel yetenek olan doğrusal sprint hızı, dikey sıçrama ve yön değiştirme (COD) arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktı. Bu kesitsel çalışmaya bölgesel basketbol akademilerinden 41 genç erkek basketbolcu (yaş: 11.02 ± 0.79 yıl, boy: 152.72 ± 7,40 cm, vücut ağırlığı: 42.61 ± 7.38 kg, antrenman tecrübesi: 2.3 ± 0.4 yıl) katılmıştır. Tüm katılımcılar, son bir yıl boyunca haftada en az üç kez aktif olarak basketbol antrenman programlarına katılmıştır. Veri toplama öncesinde, oyuncular hafif koşu, dinamik esneme ve hareketlerden oluşan 10 dakikalık standart bir ısınma programı tamamlamıştır. Her katılımcı V-cut çeviklik testi, 25 metrelik sprint, dikey sıçrama (CMJ) ve Hexagon yön değiştirme testlerini tamamladı. Tüm testler, yorgunlukla ilgili etkileri en aza indirmek ve tutarlı çevre koşulları sağlamak için, iki ardışık olmayan günde, kapalı bir alanda, parke zeminli basketbol sahasında gerçekleştirildi. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri araştırmak için Pearson korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanıldı. Korelasyon katsayısı değerleri 0.00-0.25 çok zayıf, 0.26-0.49 zayıf, 0.50-0.69 orta, 0.70-0.89 yüksek, 0.90-1.00 çok yüksek korelasyon olarak değerlendirildi. V-cut çeviklik performansının Sprint, dikey sıçrama ve yön değiştirmeyi tahmin edip edemeyeceğini değerlendirmek için basit bir doğrusal regresyon testi yapıldı. Her model için regresyon katsayısı (β), belirleme katsayısı (R²) ve p değerleri rapor edildi. İstatistiksel anlamlılık p < 0,05 olarak belirlendi. V-cut çeviklik test ve 25 m sprint performansı arasında yüksek pozitif bir korelasyon bulunmuştur (r=0.795, R²=0.633, F (1,39)=67.42, p<0.0001). V-cut çeviklik test süresi ile dikey atlama arasında negatif, orta derecede bir ilişki bulunmuştur (r=-0.505, R²=0,255, F(1,39)=13.38, p=0.0008). V-cut çeviklik test süresi ile yön değişikliği arasında negatif, zayıf bir ilişki bulunmuştur (r =-0.357, R² = 0.128, F(1,39) = 5.729, p = 0.0216). Regresyon analizi, sprint performansındaki varyansın %63.3'ünü açıkladığını göstermiştir. Bu sonuçlar V-cut testi ile ölçülen çevikliğin, basketbolcuların sprint yeteneğinin güçlü bir belirleyicisi olduğunu göstermektedir. İlişkinin gücü sprint performansına göre daha düşük bulunsa da V-cut çeviklik süresi yine de dikey sıçrama sonuçlarındaki varyansın %25.5'ini açıklamaktadır. Ayrıca, daha iyi V-cut çeviklik performansı, yön değiştirme performansındaki iyileşmeyle orta derecede ilişkiliydi ve V-cut çeviklik testi, varyansın %12.8'ini açıklıyordu. Sonuç olarak, V-cut çeviklik testi gibi basketbola özgü çeviklik değerlendirmelerinin kullanılması, oyuncu performansına ilişkin daha anlamlı bilgiler sağlayabilir. Bu nedenle, antrenörler V-cut testini sadece bir değerlendirme aracı olarak değil, aynı zamanda antrenman reçetesi için bir kılavuz olarak da kullanmayı düşünmelidir.

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Uzgur, K., Gürses, V. V., Kamiş, O., Özer, Ö. (2025). Relationship between V-cut Agility Performance and Sprint, Vertical Jump and Change of Direction in Preadolescent Male Basketball Players. Sportive, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2, 400–411. https://doi.org/10.53025/sportive.1707679

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