Influence of football size on kicking performance in youth Australian Rules Footballers

Stephen M Hadlow; Ross A Pinder; Mark Sayers

doi:10.1080/02640414.2016.1239023

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Influence of football size on kicking performance in youth Australian Rules Footballers

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Influence of football size on kicking performance in youth Australian Rules Footballers

Stephen M Hadlow, Ross A Pinder and Mark Sayers

Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.35(18), pp.1808-1816

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1239023

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Australian Rules Football

task constraint

task simplification

movement coordination

kick performance

UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

In Australian rules football structured increases in ball size during development end with the transition to the Size 5 (adult) ball at the Under-15 age group. This study assessed changes in kick technique and performance in experienced junior performers when using Size 4 and 5 Australian rules footballs. Participants (n = 22, 13.77±0.61 years) performed drop punt kicks in 2 representative tasks; a Decision-Making Test (DMT) (n = 14) and Set-Shot Test (SST) (n = 14 + 8). Results indicate participants sustained their level of kick performance (accuracy and quality of ball spin) in both tests when using a Size 5 football. Sustained kick performance in the DMT primarily resulted from adaptations to timepoint technical measures at ball release. No significant differences were detected for technical measures between ball sizes in the SST. A dynamic kicking task (DMT) in combination with ball size manipulation may have placed greater demand on skill execution in comparison to a self-paced kicking task (SST). Results provide initial support for the utility of challenging representative dynamic and self-paced tasks, such as the DMT and SST used here for Australian football, for skill testing and practice in sport.

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Title: Influence of football size on kicking performance in youth Australian Rules Footballers
Authors: Stephen M Hadlow (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Ross A Pinder (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Mark Sayers (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.35(18), pp.1808-1816
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1239023
ISSN: 0264-0414
Organisation Unit: School of Health - High Performance Sport; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450438702621
Output Type: Journal article

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