The Footbonaut as a new football-specific skills test: reproducibility and age-related differences in highly trained youth players

Beavan, A; Fransen, J; Spielmann, J; Mayer, J; Skorski, S; Meyer, T

The Footbonaut as a new football-specific skills test: reproducibility and age-related differences in highly trained youth players

Beavan, A Fransen, J

Spielmann, J Mayer, J Skorski, S Meyer, T

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Science and Medicine in Football, 2019, 3 (3), pp. 177 - 182
Issue Date:: 2019-07-03

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dc.contributor.author	Beavan, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fransen, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3355-1848	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Spielmann, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mayer, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Skorski, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, T	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-07-03	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science and Medicine in Football, 2019, 3 (3), pp. 177 - 182	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2473-3938	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135726
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Purpose: In sport, assessments are routinely administered to give an indication of performance. Assessing a skill requires external factors to dictate how and when the action is performed, highlighting the need for skill assessments to closely replicate the perception-action couplings experienced in football game play. Therefore, this study investigated if the Footbonaut is a valid and reliable football-specific skill assessment tool. Methods: Footbonaut performance scores from 152 male players from U12 to U23 representing a professional German Bundesliga club during the 2016/2017 season were analysed. Results: Pearson correlations (r) and coefficient of variation (CV) for the correct number of passes in a target (CV = 7.5–11.1; r = 0.48; p < 0.001), the speed at which they completed each trial (CV = 2.6–5.1; r = 0.70; p < 0.001), and a computer-generated point score (CV = 7.4–12.3; r = 0.77; p < 0.001) demonstrated acceptable test–retest reliability. Moreover, a MANOVA revealed a strong multivariate effect of age group on speed and accuracy combined (F = 7.80, p < 0.001, ES = 0.28), demonstrating the Footbonaut’s construct validity. Conclusion: The results in this study demonstrated that the Footbonaut is a valid and reliable assessment of football-specific skill.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science and Medicine in Football	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/24733938.2018.1548772	en_US
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dc.title	The Footbonaut as a new football-specific skills test: reproducibility and age-related differences in highly trained youth players	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Sports and Exercise Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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Abstract:

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Purpose: In sport, assessments are routinely administered to give an indication of performance. Assessing a skill requires external factors to dictate how and when the action is performed, highlighting the need for skill assessments to closely replicate the perception-action couplings experienced in football game play. Therefore, this study investigated if the Footbonaut is a valid and reliable football-specific skill assessment tool. Methods: Footbonaut performance scores from 152 male players from U12 to U23 representing a professional German Bundesliga club during the 2016/2017 season were analysed. Results: Pearson correlations (r) and coefficient of variation (CV) for the correct number of passes in a target (CV = 7.5–11.1; r = 0.48; p < 0.001), the speed at which they completed each trial (CV = 2.6–5.1; r = 0.70; p < 0.001), and a computer-generated point score (CV = 7.4–12.3; r = 0.77; p < 0.001) demonstrated acceptable test–retest reliability. Moreover, a MANOVA revealed a strong multivariate effect of age group on speed and accuracy combined (F = 7.80, p < 0.001, ES = 0.28), demonstrating the Footbonaut’s construct validity. Conclusion: The results in this study demonstrated that the Footbonaut is a valid and reliable assessment of football-specific skill.

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