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| Title |
Laterality Influences Agility Performance in Elite Soccer Players
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Physiology, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2018.00807 |
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| Authors |
Hassane Zouhal, Abderraouf B. Abderrahman, Gregory Dupont, Pablo Truptin, Régis Le Bris, Erwan Le Postec, Sullivan Coppalle, Guillaume Ravé, Matt Brughelli, Benoit Bideau |
| Abstract |
Introduction: Laterality (i.e., handedness, footedness, and eyedness) could have an impact on highly repeated soccer movements and thus, could influence performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the laterality of high-level football players and its effects on 180° left and right U-turn movements. Materials and Methods: Handedness, footedness, and eyedness were determined in 72 elite football players (EFP, 18.2 ± 2.2 years) from the Stade Rennais Football Club (French League 1) and 9 amateur football players (AFP, 19.6 ± 2.1 years). Players performed a visual-motor task on a synthetic pitch consisting of 180° left and right rotations as fast as possible in response to a visual light on a computer screen. Movement times and reactive times for each left and right rotation were recorded with an accelerometer and video display. Results: Laterality profiles showed a majority (χ2 = 9.42, df = 2, p = 0.031) of crossed formulas (i.e., dominant leg or hand is controlateral to the dominant eye) for EFP (53 ± 7%) and a majority of non-crossed formulas for AFP (63 ± 9%). Reaction times were significantly faster (p = 0.028, effect size = 0.148, trivial) in EFP right-eyed (568.2 ± 55.5 ms) than in AFP (610.0 ± 43.9 ms). For the left rotation and for right-footed players, movement times were significantly different (p = 0.043, effect size = 0.413, small) between EFP (1.15 ± 0.07 s) and AFP (1.17 ± 0.07 s). A significant difference (p < 0.033) was observed between footedness and rotation movement times in the EFP. Conclusion: Our results showed that laterality profiles differed between EFP and AFP. Hence, in EFP, reaction times depended on the side of the visual stimulus. Moreover, leg laterality of EFP influenced 180° left or right rotation speed. Our results indicate the importance of determining laterality in soccer players and identifying deficits in performance when turning. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 29% |
| France | 4 | 24% |
| Brazil | 2 | 12% |
| Colombia | 1 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 3 | 18% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 71% |
| Scientists | 4 | 24% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 107 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 107 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
| Researcher | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 39 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 36 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Psychology | 5 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 45 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 August 2018.
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#1,566
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#61,113
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#100
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