RESEARCH OF SPEED CAPABILITIES WHEN CHANGING DIRECTION OF FUTSAL PLAYERS IN BULGARIA
Keywords:
futsal, speed, change of directionAbstract
Futsal improves the technical and tactical skills of players due to the need for quick decisions in small spaces. Practicing futsal can be used as a method for training young football players, as it develops their creativity and quick reaction, which are fully applicable and clearly expressed in football. The aim of our study is to test the speed capabilities of futsal players when changing direction. A total of 12 field players who practice futsal were studied. From the results obtained, we found that changing the direction of futsal players affects their better performance in running straight sections of different distances. The results of the study suggest a more thorough and detailed study of speed and its specificities in futsal.
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