Results: The exercise protocol resulted in moderate decreases of sprint (3.0
±
0.9%, mean
±
SD; 1.030
±
0.09 ES
±
90% Confidence Intervals;
p < 0.00001) and RAT performance (1.5
±
1.1%; 1.015
±
0.011; p < 0.05), but improved passing task time (−2.7
±
1.2%; 0.973
±
0.012;
p < 0.001) and passing accuracy (3.6
±
3.3%; 1.036
±
0.33). Change in total test time was trivial. The test-retest coefficient of variation for
the test was 2.4
±
0.8%.
Conclusions: Soccer-specific exercise decreased sprint and reactive agility performance but improved technical skill performance on a novel,
integrative and reliable test of soccer skill performance. Overall RMST performance time was largely unchanged.