Application of 10 x 5 speed test in footballers aged 13 to 16

Abstract

The title of this research is “Application of the 10x5 speed test in soccer players from 13 to 16 years old. The objective is to analyze the application of the 10 x 5 speed test in soccer players from 13 to 16 years old, evaluating its effectiveness to measure physical performance and improvement of speed in the sporting context; at the “Halcones Futbol Club” Soccer Academy in the city of Cuenca, province of Azuay in Ecuador. The research has a mixed quantitative and qualitative approach, the need to analyze numerical data obtained from the application of the 10 x 5 speed test, which allows objective measurements and comparisons between participants; has an experimental design; It is cross-sectional, the data were collected at a single time point without follow-up over time. The population was 45 soccer players; It was carried out using non-probabilistic convenience sampling due to the accessibility of the population. Standardized 1ests were used to collect data. The results that describe the importance of speed and changes of direclion in soccer, giving a specific answer according 10 the ages of each age group; providing data on which athletes have good speed development and, in turn, which athletes need to develop speed as a physical capacity for soccer; It also contributes to an improvement in cognition, motor skills and decision making.