Association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students
Background. Law enforcement officers may experience unique physical demands while on duty, including pursuing a suspect on foot, clearing obstacles, rapidly moving between covers, and engaging in physical confrontations with violent offenders. Several different change of direction speed (CODS) asses...
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| author | Streetman Aspen Paspalj Darko Zlojutro Nemanja Božić Danijel Dawes Jay J. Kukić Filip |
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| description | Background. Law enforcement officers may experience unique physical demands while on duty, including pursuing a suspect on foot, clearing obstacles, rapidly moving between covers, and engaging in physical confrontations with violent offenders. Several different change of direction speed (CODS) assessments are routinely used to simulate these demands. However, the relationship between these assessments has not been fully explored. Thus, this study investigated the association of shorter and longer distance sprint running with CODS performance. Methods. 15 police students ran the 20-m sprint test, 300-yard shuttle run, and Illinois Agility Test (IAT). Correlation and regression analyses were used to investigate associations. The effect size analysis provided the magnitude of associations. Results. Correlation analysis determined moderate association between 0-10 m, 10-20 m, and 0-20 m sprint performance with the IAT. The regression analysis determined strong linear association of IAT with sprint 0-10 m (R 2 = 0.488, F = 12.385, p = 0.004), sprint 10-20 m (R 2 = 0.496, F = 12.775, p = 0.003), sprint 0-20 m (R 2 = 0.573, F = 17.468, p = 0.001), and no linear association with the 300-yard shuttle run. Conclusions. The current study found a significant positive association between short sprints and IAT performance, suggesting that linear sprinting speed determines a significant proportion of CODS performance. Therefore, police students and officers should include sprint training in their physical fitness routine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a840017bf1184ec7b112134dfdd3ba142022-12-22T03:36:08ZengUniversity of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, BelgradeNBP: Nauka, bezbednost, policija0354-88722620-04062022-01-0127151310.5937/nabepo27-362890354-88722201005SAssociation of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police studentsStreetman Aspen0Paspalj Darko1Zlojutro Nemanja2Božić Danijel3Dawes Jay J.4Kukić Filip5Kansas State University, Department of Kinesiology, Manhattan, KS, USAUniversity of Banja Luka, Faculty of Security Studies and Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Banja Luka, Republic of SrpskaUniversity of Banja Luka, Faculty of Security Studies and Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Banja Luka, Republic of SrpskaUniversity of Banja Luka, Faculty of Security Studies and Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Banja Luka, Republic of SrpskaOklahoma State University, School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, Stillwater, OK, USAPolice Sports Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Police, Abu Dhabi, UAEBackground. Law enforcement officers may experience unique physical demands while on duty, including pursuing a suspect on foot, clearing obstacles, rapidly moving between covers, and engaging in physical confrontations with violent offenders. Several different change of direction speed (CODS) assessments are routinely used to simulate these demands. However, the relationship between these assessments has not been fully explored. Thus, this study investigated the association of shorter and longer distance sprint running with CODS performance. Methods. 15 police students ran the 20-m sprint test, 300-yard shuttle run, and Illinois Agility Test (IAT). Correlation and regression analyses were used to investigate associations. The effect size analysis provided the magnitude of associations. Results. Correlation analysis determined moderate association between 0-10 m, 10-20 m, and 0-20 m sprint performance with the IAT. The regression analysis determined strong linear association of IAT with sprint 0-10 m (R 2 = 0.488, F = 12.385, p = 0.004), sprint 10-20 m (R 2 = 0.496, F = 12.775, p = 0.003), sprint 0-20 m (R 2 = 0.573, F = 17.468, p = 0.001), and no linear association with the 300-yard shuttle run. Conclusions. The current study found a significant positive association between short sprints and IAT performance, suggesting that linear sprinting speed determines a significant proportion of CODS performance. Therefore, police students and officers should include sprint training in their physical fitness routine.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-8872/2022/0354-88722201005S.pdftactical fitnessoccupational performancelaw enforcementagility |
| spellingShingle | Streetman Aspen Paspalj Darko Zlojutro Nemanja Božić Danijel Dawes Jay J. Kukić Filip Association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students NBP: Nauka, bezbednost, policija tactical fitness occupational performance law enforcement agility |
| title | Association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students |
| title_full | Association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students |
| title_fullStr | Association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students |
| title_short | Association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students |
| title_sort | association of shorter and longer distance sprint running to change of direction speed in police students |
| topic | tactical fitness occupational performance law enforcement agility |
| url | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-8872/2022/0354-88722201005S.pdf |
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