The Developments of Football Player Agility Using Smart Ladder

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the effects of the football players using smart ladder and football practice and football practice program upon Agility. 2) compare the agility between the treatment group of the football players using smart ladder and football practice program and  the control group of football players using football practice program. The samples included 40 football players of Kasetsart University Team, obtained by purposive sampling.  The samples were divided into 2 groups, i.e., 1) the treatment group of the football players using smart ladder and football practice program; and 2) the control group of football players using football practice program. The research instruments included 1) agility practice program using smart ladder, 2) football practice program, and 3) agility test (Illinois agility run test) and smart ladder test. The durations of Illinois Agility run test and smart ladder test were recorded. The data was analyzed by statistics. One – way analysis of variance with repeated measures.

1. For the results of agility test in the treatment group and the control group after 8 week practice, it was found that the two group were significantly different (p ≤ .05). This implied that the mean of agility test in the treatment group reduced more than the mean of the control group.
2. For the comparison between the treatment group and the control group by using Illinois Agility run test and smart ladder test after 4-week and 8-week practice, it was found that the two group were significantly different (p ≤ .05). This implied that the means of agility test in the treatment group reduced more than the means of the control group.