Table 4.  Correlations between change-of-direction performance and trunk inclination angle at the time of foot-contact, maximum inclination of trunk, and foot-off.

Trunk movement   Shuttle run cutting time Ground contact time r p value r p value Forward inclination angle Foot-contact −.10 .75 −.32 .31 Maximum inclination .39 .20 .24 .45 Foot-off .04 .90 −.01 .96 Lateral inclination angle Foot-contact −.26 .42 −.21 .52 Maximum inclination −.50 .10 −.47 .12 Foot-off .07 .83 −.12 .71