The aim of this review was to detail the reliability, validity and sensitivity of current change of direction speed (CODS) and agility tests in handball players. Relevant peer-reviewed journal articles were identified from Google Scholar, CORE, and PubMed (Public Medline run by the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBL) of the National Library of Medicine and of Bethesda (USA)) prior 20. September 2017. The following word terms were used separately or in combination: "reliability", "validity", "sensitivity", "usefulness", "handball", "agility", "change of direction speed test", "construct validity", "criterion validity", "concurrent validity", "measurement error", "reactive agility", "non-planned" and "planned agility". Six CODS tests ("T-Test", "Illionis Agility Test", "Time for the 2 x 2.5 m turn-around", "Handball CODS Specific Test", "CODS Test", "Modified Zig Zag Test") and one agility test were evaluated across five studies . Findings of the reliability analysis strongly support the use of the investigated CODS tests and agility test it the routine assessment of pre-planned and non-planned maneuvers in handball players. On the other hand, the construct validity and sensitivity of the CODS and agility tests has yet to be full elucidated. "T-Test" and "Illionis Test" are highly sensitive to detect small changes in performance, and should be used by coaches and practitioners for monitoring athlete"s progression in the response to training interventions.
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