The effects of incorporating a hockey stick in Speed, Agility and Quickness (SAQ) training on the speed and agility of youth field hockey players / Arif Iskandar Azhar ... [et al.].
This study investigates the effects of incorporating a hockey stick into Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training for youth field hockey players. By addressing the lack of sport-specific adaptations in conventional training [1], it aims to improve speed and agility, offering evidence-based insig...
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| Language: | en |
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Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan
2025
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/116133/1/116133.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/116133/ |
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| Summary: | This study investigates the effects of incorporating a hockey stick into Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training for youth field hockey players. By addressing the lack of sport-specific adaptations in conventional training [1], it aims to improve speed and agility, offering evidence-based insights for enhancing performance through a novel Hockey Stick-enhanced SAQ (H-SAQ) program. Sixteen male youth field hockey players (ages 13–17) from Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur were divided into stick use (SU) and no stick (NS). A six-week Hockey Stick-Enhanced SAQ program with two 45-minute sessions per week featured drills like sprints, lateral jumps, and shuttles. Speed and agility were assessed pre- and post-training using the PSS-YP, anthropometric measures, 20-meter sprint, 20-meter sprint with a ball, and Illinois Agility Test. |
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