ABSTRACT
Speed and agility in team sports are said to comprise complex psychomotor skills (Verkhoshansky, 1996). Accordingly, training to develop speed and agility would appear to demand a high degree of neuromuscular specificity. There are, likewise, issues of biomechanical specificity that must be considered when designing speed and agility training for a particular team sport. Furthermore, perceptual components that underpin sports speed and agility should be accounted for, which include anticipation and decision-making. Again, these will be specific to the sport and playing position.
