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The Relationship Between Sprint and Change of Direction Performance in Young Male Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study on Without and With Ball Performance

Genç Erkek Futbolcularda Sprint ve Yön Değiştirme Performansı Arasındaki İlişki: Topsuz ve Toplu Performans Üzerine Kesitsel Bir Araştırma

Abdullah Kilci(Cukurova Univesity)0000-0002-5242-1582
Erkan Güven(IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-9033-5968
Ahmet Atlı(IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-7516-2675
Yunus Emre Aslan(IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1467-6584
Pages
388–401
Publication Date
2026-03-19
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These findings indicate that sprinting, change of direction, and ball control skills are interrelated within a holistic framework in young soccer players, and that short-distance acceleration reflects soccer specific speed integrated with technical and perceptual processes.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The dynamic and constantly changing nature of soccer requires players to effectively utilize their sprinting and change of direction abilities under both without and with ball conditions.
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Key Findings & Data:The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between without and with ball sprint performance and without and wit ball change of direction performance in young male soccer players.
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Conclusion & Impact:These findings indicate that sprinting, change of direction, and ball control skills are interrelated within a holistic framework in young soccer players, and that short-distance acceleration reflects soccer specific speed integrated with technical and perceptual processes.
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The dynamic and constantly changing nature of soccer requires players to effectively utilize their sprinting and change of direction abilities under both without and with ball conditions. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between without and with ball sprint performance and without and wit ball change of direction performance in young male soccer players. Seventeen young male soccer players (age: 16.94 ± 0.24 years; height: 176.29 ± 6.23 cm; body mass: 69.18 ± 5.71 kg; BMI: 22.25 ± 1.50 kg/m²) were included in the study. All participants performed 10 m, 20 m, and 30 m sprint tests, as well as Illinois and zigzag change-of direction tests, under both without and with conditions. The 10 m, 20 m, and 30 m without ball sprint performances showed moderate to large significant correlations with both the Illinois and zigzag change of direction tests. Notably, 10 m sprint performance was largely correlated with the with ball zigzag change of direction performance. In contrast, the relationships between with-ball 20 m and 30 m sprint performances and change of direction tests were limited. These findings indicate that sprinting, change of direction, and ball control skills are interrelated within a holistic framework in young soccer players, and that short-distance acceleration reflects soccer specific speed integrated with technical and perceptual processes.

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Futbolun dinamik ve sürekli değişen yapısı, oyuncuların sprint ve yön değiştirme becerilerini hem toplu hem de topsuz koşullarda etkili şekilde kullanabilmesini zorunlu kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, genç erkek futbolcularda toplu ve topsuz sprint performansları ile toplu ve topsuz yön değiştirme performansları arasındaki ilişkileri incelemektir. Çalışmaya 17 genç erkek futbolcu (yaş: 16.94 ± 0.24 yıl; boy: 176.29 ± 6.23 cm; vücut kütlesi: 69.18 ± 5.71 kg; BKİ: 22.25 ± 1.50 kg/m²) dahil edilmiştir. Tüm katılımcılarda 10 m, 20 m ve 30 m sprint testleri ile Illinois ve zigzag yön değiştirme testleri, hem toplu hem de topsuz koşullarda uygulanmıştır. 10 m, 20 m ve 30 m topsuz sprint performansları, hem Illinois hem de zigzag yön değiştirme testleri ile orta ve yüksek düzeyde anlamlı ilişkiler göstermiştir. Özellikle 10 m sprint performansının, toplu zigzag yön değiştirme performansı ile çok yüksek düzeyde ilişkili olması dikkat çekicidir. Buna karşılık, toplu 20 m ve 30 m sprint performanslarının yön değiştirme testleri ile ilişkileri sınırlı bulunmuştur. Bu çalışma, sprint, yön değiştirme ve top kontrolü becerilerinin genç futbolcularda bütüncül bir yapı içinde ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Kısa mesafe ivmelenme, futbola özgü hızın teknik ve algısal süreçlerle entegre olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

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Kilci, A., Güven, E., Atlı, A., Aslan, Y. E. (2026). The Relationship Between Sprint and Change of Direction Performance in Young Male Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study on Without and With Ball Performance. Yalova Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 388–401. https://doi.org/10.70007/yalovaspor.1863788

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