This is the first study to demonstrate the importance
of including a sport-specific stimulus in speed
and directional change tests for separating players
of differing playing levels in Australian football, and
is in agreement with research of a similar nature
in netball.7 This result demonstrates the importance
of including sport-specific cue recognition in
testing agility, and suggests that in training agility
for Australian football, sport-specific cue recognition
should be included as a part of the physical
training. Examples of this would include evasions
drills and pursuant games (i.e., tagging) for reactive
agility rather than only performing directional
changes around stationary objects