Comparing Speed and Agility Performance in Team and Individual Athletes: The Role of Gender Differences

This study aimed to compare sprint (30m) and agility (T-test) performances in team and individual athletes and to examine the effect of gender on this relationship. 48 elite athletes (24 team, 24 individuals; 20 men, 28 women) participated in the study. All par-ticipants underwent a 30m sprint test and a T-test agility test. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA. According to the two-way ANOVA results, while the 30m sprint performances of the participants showed a significant difference according to gender (F = 18.765; p = 0.001; ηp2 = 0.299, large effect), no significant difference was found according to sport type (F = 0.487; p = 0.489; ηp2 = 0.011). While participants' agility test performances showed large and significant differences according to gender (F = 19.686; p = 0.001; ηp2 = 0.309, large effect), no significant difference was found according to sport type (F = 0.158; p = 0.693; ηp2 = 0.004). The study results show that the speed and agility performance patterns of female and male athletes differ, but there is no overall performance difference between team and individual athletes.