TY - JOUR T1 - Relationship between V-cut Agility Performance and Sprint, Vertical Jump and Change of Direction in Preadolescent Male Basketball Players TT - Preadolesan Erkek Basketbolcularda V-cut Çeviklik Performansı ile Sprint, Dikey Sıçrama ve Yön Değiştirme İlişkisi AU - Uzgur, Kamil AU - Gürses, Veli Volkan AU - Kamiş, Okan AU - Özer, Ömer PY - 2025 DA - September Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.53025/sportive.1707679 JF - Sportive JO - SPORTIVE PB - Ahmet UZUN WT - DergiPark SN - 2667-632X SP - 400 EP - 411 VL - 8 IS - 2 LA - en AB - Basketball is a dynamic sport that involves frequent directional changes, high-intensity sprints, and vertical actions such as jumping and rebounding. Agility is a fundamental component of basketball performance, especially during preadolescence, a period marked by rapid neuromuscular and morphological development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between V-cut agility performance and three key physical abilities: linear sprint speed, vertical jump, and change of direction (COD) in young male basketball players. Forty-one young male basketball players (age: 11.02 ± 0.79 years, height: 152.72 ± 7.40 cm, weight: 42.61 ± 7.38 kg, training experience: 2.3 ± 0.4 years) from regional basketball academies participated in this cross-sectional study. All participants were actively involved in basketball training programs at least three times per week for the last year. Before data collection, players completed a 10-minute standardized warm-up, consisting of easy jogging, dynamic stretching, and movements. Each participant completed the V-cut agility test, a 25-meter sprint, a countermovement jump (CMJ), and a Hexagon COD. All tests were conducted indoors, on a hardwood basketball court, over two non-consecutive days to minimize fatigue-related effects and ensure consistent environmental conditions. Pearson correlation and regression analyses were used to investigate the relationships between variables. Correlation coefficient values were evaluated as 0.00-0.25 very weak, 0.26–0.49 weak, 0.50–0.69 moderate, 0.70–0.89 high, 0.90-1.00 very high correlation. A simple linear regression test was conducted to evaluate whether V-cut performance could predict Sprint, Jump, and Change of Direction (COD). The regression coefficient (β), coefficient of determination (R²), and p-values were reported for each model. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. A high positive correlation was found between V-cut and 25-m sprint performance (r=0.795, R²=0.633, F (1,39)=67.42, p KW - basketball KW - agility KW - perfomance N2 - Basketbol, sık yön değişiklikleri, yüksek yoğunluklu sprintler, sıçrama ve ribaund gibi dikey hareketleri içeren dinamik bir spordur. Çeviklik, özellikle hızlı nöromüsküler ve morfolojik gelişimin yaşandığı ergenlik öncesi dönemde basketbol performansının temel bir bileşenidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, genç erkek basketbolcularında V-cut çeviklik performansı ile üç temel fiziksel yetenek olan doğrusal sprint hızı, dikey sıçrama ve yön değiştirme (COD) arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktı. Bu kesitsel çalışmaya bölgesel basketbol akademilerinden 41 genç erkek basketbolcu (yaş: 11.02 ± 0.79 yıl, boy: 152.72 ± 7,40 cm, vücut ağırlığı: 42.61 ± 7.38 kg, antrenman tecrübesi: 2.3 ± 0.4 yıl) katılmıştır. Tüm katılımcılar, son bir yıl boyunca haftada en az üç kez aktif olarak basketbol antrenman programlarına katılmıştır. Veri toplama öncesinde, oyuncular hafif koşu, dinamik esneme ve hareketlerden oluşan 10 dakikalık standart bir ısınma programı tamamlamıştır. Her katılımcı V-cut çeviklik testi, 25 metrelik sprint, dikey sıçrama (CMJ) ve Hexagon yön değiştirme testlerini tamamladı. Tüm testler, yorgunlukla ilgili etkileri en aza indirmek ve tutarlı çevre koşulları sağlamak için, iki ardışık olmayan günde, kapalı bir alanda, parke zeminli basketbol sahasında gerçekleştirildi. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri araştırmak için Pearson korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanıldı. Korelasyon katsayısı değerleri 0.00-0.25 çok zayıf, 0.26-0.49 zayıf, 0.50-0.69 orta, 0.70-0.89 yüksek, 0.90-1.00 çok yüksek korelasyon olarak değerlendirildi. V-cut çeviklik performansının Sprint, dikey sıçrama ve yön değiştirmeyi tahmin edip edemeyeceğini değerlendirmek için basit bir doğrusal regresyon testi yapıldı. Her model için regresyon katsayısı (β), belirleme katsayısı (R²) ve p değerleri rapor edildi. 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