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Test–Retest Reliability of Skill Tests in the F-MARC Battery for Youth Soccer Players
Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Spain.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1077-4259
Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Spain.
Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Spain.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7482-4374
Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Spain.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8519-6596
2019 (English)In: Perceptual and Motor Skills, ISSN 0031-5125, E-ISSN 1558-688X, Vol. 126, no 5, p. 1006-1023Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study aimed to evaluate the test–retest reliability of soccer skill tests belonging to the F-MARC test battery. To avoid bias during talent identification and development, coaches and scouts should be using reliable tests for assessing soccer-specific skills in young male players. Fifty-two U-14 outfield male soccer players performed F-MARC soccer skill tests on two occasions, separated by 7 days. After familiarization, we administered two trial sessions of five skill tests: speed dribbling, juggling, shooting, passing, and heading. We assessed absolute reliability by expressing the standard error of measurement as a coefficient of variation with 95% limits of agreement, and we assessed relative reliability with the intraclass correlation coefficient and with Pearson’s correlation (r). The results demonstrated satisfactory relative and absolute reliability for speed dribbling, right foot juggling, short passing, shooting a dead ball right, shooting from a pass, heading in front, and heading right. However, reliability values for left foot juggling, chest-head-foot juggling, head-left-foot-right foot-chest-head juggling, long pass, and shooting a dead ball left tests were not strong enough to suggest their usage by coaches in training or sport scientists in research.

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Sage Publications, 2019. Vol. 126, no 5, p. 1006-1023
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technical test, passing test, dribbling test, shooting test, relative reliability, absolute reliability
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20749DOI: 10.1177/0031512519866038ISI: 000479660100001PubMedID: 31362581Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85070420180OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-20749DiVA, id: diva2:1616030
Available from: 2021-12-01 Created: 2021-12-01 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved

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