To compare the effects of repeated agility training along with repeated sprint training on elite female soccer players` linear single sprint speed, vertical jump, agility, repeated sprint ability and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery level 1 test (Yo-Yo IR1) performances. Seventeen elite female soccer players aged 21.2 ± 2.6 years from the upper Norwegian league were randomised into one of two groups: a repeated agility group and a repeated sprint group. During the intervention period, both groups performed one extra weekly training session in addition to their regular soccer training. The study took place in the pre-season period and lasted for 8 weeks. The participants were tested before and after the intervention period. The results from the within-group analysis showed significant improvements in 10 × 40 m RSA, agility, and Yo-Yo IR1 performances for the agility group. The repeated sprint group showed significant improvements in 10 × 40 m RSA, 20 m top speed, 40 m linear sprint, CMJ vertical jump, and Yo-Yo IR1. The between-groups comparison revealed no significant differences between groups in any of the measured variables. Further, the results indicate that the both training programmes had a similar effect on both groups. The present study adds further support to the notion that common principles of training such as specificity, progression and periodisation are clearly present in the sprint training of soccer players.
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