Assessing the Sensitivity of Agility Field Tests to Age-related Variations in Sepaktakraw Athletes

Author(s)	Dr. Khoisnam Somibala Devi
Country	India
Abstract	Purpose: To investigate the sensitivity of the 30 m shuttle run and the SEMO agility test in distinguishing differences in the agility of players of two age groups, 16-18 and 20-22 years, in the sport of Sepak takraw. Methods: Forty competitive players (20 in each group; mean age: younger = 17.1 ± 0.8 years; older = 21.2 ± 0.9 years) completed each test under standardised conditions. Group differences were determined using independent t-tests (α = 0.05) to measure the effect size, as calculated by Cohen's d. Results: The results of the shuttle run test show a significant difference between groups (10.17 ± 0.48 in the 16-18 years age group and 9.52 ± 0.46 in the 20-22 years age group; t (38) = 4.35, p-value <0.001, effect size = 1.36), thus, significant discriminant validity exists. The results of the SEMO test are found to be non-significant (14.50 ± 2.80 in the 16-18 years age group and 15.66 ± 0.53 s in the 20-22 years age group. Conclusion: The 30 m shuttle run test is more sensitive to age group performance in sepak takraw and can be used for talent search and performance analysis purposes.
Keywords	Sensitivity, Agility, Sepaktakraw, Age, Players
Field	Sociology > Health
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-01-15
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.66679

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