Lecture 18: Change of direction and agility Flashcards

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4 coactive model of player performance

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  1. Physical
  2. Psychological
  3. Technical
  4. Tactical
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Physical

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Physical attributes such as strength and speed

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Psychological

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Mental toughness

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Technical

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Individual skills for that sport

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Tactical

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How well do I understand and can read the game

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6
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Importance of technical and tactical skills

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Very important in addition to physical to improve agility

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7
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What is change of direction?

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The skills and abilities needed to explosively change movement direction and velocities

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What is change of direction used to test?

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Agility

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What is agility?

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The skills and abilities needed to change direction and velocity in response to a sport specific stimulus

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10
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How do athletes improve change of direction?

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Development of physical factors and technical skills

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How do athletes improve agility?

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Improving perceptual-cognitive abilities (technical and tactical) in relation to demands of the sport

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12
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How can we train change of direction?

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Eccentric loading
Landing drills
Single leg strength
Slower technique work
Relative strength

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13
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Relative strength

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How strong we are in comparison to our body weight

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14
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Example of how agility is sport specific

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If a tennis player were to play basketball they would not be as agile in basketball as they are in tennis

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15
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Progression of drills for training agility

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Planned COD drills-> Reactive COD drills–>agility

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16
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OODA loop

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  1. Observe
  2. Orient
  3. Decide
  4. Act
17
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Who created the OODA loop?

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John R Boyd

18
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  1. Observe
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Observe surroundings
Situational awareness
Previous experience

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  1. Orient
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Attentional focus on observations
Judgements and assumptions

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  1. Decide
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Use current and previous experience to select desired movement pattern to achieve desired outcome

21
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  1. Act
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Execute decision
Loop is closed when this stage ends

22
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Agility drill examples

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Mirror drill
Score drill
Dodge drill
Chaser drill

23
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Does an agility ladder train agility?

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No it trains change of direction

24
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Small sided games benefit

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Increases amount of decisions
More reps
Reduces output, less intense

25
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What should be true if a drill truly tests agility?

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Athletes who are better at the drill should be better at the sport

26
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What does change of direction training provide?

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Necessary skills to be successful when a sport-specific stimulus is introduced