Table 5.  Correlations between change-of-direction performance and trunk angular displacement. (A) indicates between foot-contact and maximum inclination of trunk. (B) indicates between maximum inclination of trunk and foot-off.

Trunk movement Shuttle run cutting time Ground contact time r p value r p value Forward angular displacement During (A) .61 * .04 .65 * .02 During (B) .57 .06 .41 .18 Lateral angular displacement During (A) .45 .14 .42 .17 During (B) .49 .11 .32 .31