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. 2022 Feb 4;52(7):1491–1532. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01626-3

Table 9.

Agility performance according to playing position and competition level in adult male basketball players

Study Playing position Competition level Category Test Time (s) Response time (ms) Decision-making time (ms)
Jeffries et al. [118] All Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive COD left leg start 2.77 ± 0.17
All Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive COD right leg start 2.75 ± 0.19
Lockie et al. [113] All Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive COD left leg start 2.52 ± 0.17
All Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive COD right leg start 2.53 ± 0.19
All Australia Recreational Competition Amateur Reactive COD left leg start 2.67 ± 0.13
All Australia Recreational Competition Amateur Reactive COD right leg start 2.70 ± 0.12
Pehar et al. [85] All Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 Professional Reactive Y-COD 1.99 ± 0.15
Scanlan et al. [4] Backcourt Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive Agility Test 2.1 ± 0.13 367 ± 140 128 ± 30
Frontcourt Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive Agility Test 2.09 ± 0.17 368 ± 137 129 ± 42
Scanlan et al. [21] All Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive Agility Test 2.09 ± 0.04 367 ± 132 128 ± 35
Scanlan et al. [60] All Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive Agility Test 2.09 ± 0.14 367 ± 132 128 ± 35
All STARTERS Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive Agility Test 2.00 ± 0.12 308 ± 101 111 ± 27
All NON−STARTERS Australian State Level Semi-professional Reactive Agility Test 2.18 ± 0.09 427 ± 141 146 ± 35
Sekulic et al. [49] Guard Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD dominant leg start 1.94 ± 0.14
Forward Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD dominant leg start 1.95 ± 0.17
Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD dominant leg start 2.04 ± 0.17
All Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 Professional Reactive Y-COD dominant leg start 1.93 ± 0.13
All Bosnia and Herzegovina D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD dominant leg start 2.03 ± 0.19
Guard Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD non-dominant leg start 2.08 ± 0.15
Forward Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD non-dominant leg start 2.10 ± 0.13
Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD non-dominant leg start 2.15 ± 0.18
All Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 Professional Reactive Y-COD non-dominant leg start 2.06 ± 0.14
All Bosnia and Herzegovina D2 Professional Reactive Y-COD non-dominant leg start 2.16 ± 0.17

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation

Backcourt players guards, COD change-of-direction, D1 Division one competition, D2 Division two competition, Frontcourt players forwards and centres, Y-COD Y-shaped Change-of-Direction, Y-CODST Y-Shaped Change-of-Direction Speed Test