Examination of Speed, Jumping, Balance and Postural Sway Values in Athletes of Different Sports
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aims to examine the speed, jumping, balance, and postural sway values of athletes from different sports. A total of 30 male athletes, including 12 football players,10 futsal players and 8 volleyball players, who were actively engaged in sports, participated in the study. The gender, age, height, body weight(kg), dynamic balance (Y balance), squat jump (Optojump), postural sway (Kistler© brand Body Sway Module), and speed(30m) parameters of the athletes included in the study were collected. Differences among the disciplines was examined using One-Way Analysis of Variance(ANOVA).There was a significant difference (p<0.05) in squat jump and dynamic balance (post-medial-left foot) values between football, futsal and volleyball players, while no difference was found in anthropometric measurements such as body weight (kg),height (cm),body fat percentage (%BF),body mass index (BMI),and leg length, as well as dynamic balance tests (right and left foot / anterior-posterior-lateral).There was also no difference found in postural sway (double foot/eyes open and closed/anterior-posterior-medial-lateral-total sway) and speed test performance parameters(p>0.05).The differences observed between the branches can be attributed to the different physical characteristics and training programs required by the related sports branches.
Authors: Bahaüddin TÜRKARSLAN, Gamze ERİKOĞLU ÖRER
Institution: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405874236