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The main objective was to compare the effects of training programs using change-of-direction (COD) speed exercises and partial skating task (SeqT) training on speed and agility performance in U12 ice hockey players. Thirteen young ice hockey males (13 \u00b1 0.35 years, 41.92 \u00b1 9.76 kg, 152.23 \u00b1 9.41 cm) underwent three straight speed (4 and 30 m with and without a puck) and agility testing sessions before and after six weeks of COD training and then after a six-week intervention involving partial skating task (SeqT) training. The statistics were performed using magnitude-based decision (MBD) analysis to calculate the probability of the performance change achieved by the interventions. The MBD analysis showed that COD training had a large effect (11.7 \u00b1 2.4% time decrease) on skating start improvement (straight sprint 4 m) and a small effect (\u22122.2 \u00b1 2.4%) on improvement in agility with a puck. Partial skating task (SeqT) training had a large effect (5.4 \u00b1 2.5%) on the improvement of the 30-m sprint with a puck and moderate effect on agility without a puck (1.9 \u00b1 0.9%) and likely improved the 30-m sprint without a puck (2.6 \u00b1 1.3%). COD training on the ice improves short starts and agility with a puck, while partial skating tasks (SeqT) target longer 30-m sprints and agility without a puck. 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