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J. Sheppard, W. Young

2006.9.1JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

DOI: 10.1080/02640410500457109

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A new definition of agility is proposed: “a rapid whole-body movement with change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus”, which has relationships with trainable physical qualities such as strength, power and technique, as well as cognitive components such as visual-scanning techniques, visual- scanning speed and anticipation.

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SHEPPARD, J.; YOUNG, W. Agility literature review: Classifications, training and testing. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 2006, 24: 919–932.