The validity and reliability of a novel mobile app to measure agility performance in the physically active youth population
Agility is a key component of physical fitness in adolescents. However, the measurement of this variable is usually complex, requiring high cost instruments and complex software. To test the validity and reliabilityof a novel iPhone app (Lap Tracker Auto-timer) to measure agility performance among a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad San Jorge (USJ) |
| Repositorio: | Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/42390 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2454/42390 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | App Valid Reliable Performance Agility |
| Sumario: | Agility is a key component of physical fitness in adolescents. However, the measurement of this variable is usually complex, requiring high cost instruments and complex software. To test the validity and reliabilityof a novel iPhone app (Lap Tracker Auto-timer) to measure agility performance among adolescents.Twenty-four physically active adolescents (15.7 ± 2.3 years old) participated in two testing sessions (separated by 7 days). They performed three 4 x 10 m agility test trials measured by Photocell or the iPhone app.The correlation analysis revealed high validity (r = .92; 95% confidence interval [CI] = .88 –.95), with a standard error of the estimate of 0.56 s (p < 0.001). The coefficient of variation (CV; 0.09) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC; .93; 95% CI = .85 –.97) showed an acceptable reliability.This study demonstrated that the iPhone App Lap Tracker Auto-timer could be a valid, reliable and low-cost tool to evaluate agility performance in adolescents. However, more studies are required to guarantee the utility of this app. |
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