Article ViewAbstractInternational Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2020,10,3,100-103.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2020.3.21Published:September 2020Type:Original ArticleAssociation of Dribbling with Linear and Non-linear Sprints in Young Soccer Players of BangladeshMuhammad Shahidul Islam, and Brajanath Kundu Muhammad Shahidul Islam*, Brajanath Kundu Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, INDIA. Abstract:Aim: The study was designed to examine the relationships between field-based dribbling performance [measured using the Mor-Christian general soccer ability skill test] and selected field-based short sprint test performances in Bangladeshi youth soccer players. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted by 60 male soccer players aged 16 to 19 years. Repeated sprint ability (RSA) and Illinois agility test evaluated for non-linear short sprints. The linear short sprint was evaluated by a 20-metre linear sprint experiment. Data was analyzed using Pearson correlation of coefficient and multiple regression equations. Results: The moderate positive relationship was found between the Mor-Christian dribbling performance and the selected change of direction sprinting. The results also showed that the 20m linear sprint with Mor-Christian dribbling performance had a statistically non-significant positive small correlation. Moreover, the four independent variables selected in the regression equation (RSA mean time, RSA best time, Illinois agility test, and 20m sprint test) explain 31.8% of the total dribbling performance variability. Conclusion: Both linear and non-linear sprinting are relevant motor fitness capabilities linked to soccer dribbling performance. Agility-based physical capacities were found to correlate more highly with dribbling. It is suggested that a proper training schedule be established and enforced in order to improve dribbling efficiency. Keywords:Agility, Dribbling, Fitness, Soccer, SprintView:PDF (121.54 KB) PDFClick here to download the PDF file. ‹ Challenges Faced by ASHAs during their Field Works: A Cross Sectional Observational Study in Rural Area of Jaipur, Rajasthan up Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Diseases ›