EXAMINATION OF PASSING TECHNIQUE IMPLEMENTATIONSKILLS OF AMATEUR FOOTBALLERS WITH LSPT TEST

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Bayansalduz M., Mülazımoğlu O., Afyon Y. A., Metin S. C., Aksoy Ö.

JOURNAL OF SPORT AND TOURISM, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.67-70, 2015 (Hakemli Dergi)

Özet

The purpose of the present research is examining the passing technique implementation skills of amateur football players with Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT). A total of 25 amateur football players (age average: 20.28±1.65 years) who play at super amateur league selected via random sampling method voluntarily participated in the present research. Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT) developed by Le Moal et al. (2014) in order to determine the passing technique implementation skill levels of football players was used as the data collection tool of the present research. Passing test includes compound skills such as inside cut, ball control, decision-making, dribbling, changing direction with the ball, and accuracy at shooting coloured targets (direction perception). This test is frequently used in order to define their passing technique and some related skills. According to the obtained findings, there is a positive relationship at 0.05 significance level between test time and penalty time (r:0.42). There is a negative relationship at 0.01 significance level between reward time and penalty time (r:-0.55). According to these findings, players with higher passing technique implementation skills have less penalty time and more reward time. Consequently, players who are successful at passing accuracy have higher levels of compound skills that determine passing accuracy such as ball control, decision-making, dribbling, changing directions with ball, and direction perception.