The Relative Contribution of Agility and Balance to Shooting Accuracy Performance in Football among Youth Players

Abstract

The accuracy of shooting depends on the integration of a set of abilities and components that support the player’s attainment of the optimal position when striking the ball toward the goal. Among these abilities, agility and dynamic balance stand out as two essential factors that enable the player to move smoothly, change direction rapidly when facing defensive pressure, and maintain body stability to complete the final shooting action with the highest possible accuracy.

The importance of this study lies in examining the relative contribution of agility and balance to the changes that occur in shooting accuracy among football players. The study aims to identify the relationship between agility, dynamic balance, and shooting accuracy performance in football among youth players.

The research population consisted of youth football players from the Gardens of Babylon Sports Club in Babil Governorate for the 2025 sports season. Due to the limited size of the research population, which comprised (27) players, the researchers reached the following conclusions:

Youth players possess good levels of agility and balance, which positively reflect on their performance in shooting accuracy.

There is a very strong positive relationship between agility and shooting accuracy, as agility explains approximately 75.5% of the variance in shooting performance