Comparison of balance performances of athletes from different sports branches

Authors : Ali TATLICI

Pages : 302-305

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Publication Date : 2021-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to investigate the comparison of the dynamic balance performances of basketball and football players. Ten male basketball players insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(age 17,60±0,69 years, height 1,90±0,04 cm, body weight 87.80±9.19 kg); and ten male football players insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(age 17,50±0,97 years, height 1,78±0,04 cm, body weight 74,50±12,04 kg); voluntarily participated in the study. Both groups’s athletes continue to train actively in their sports clubs. Biodex Balance System insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BBS, Biodex Medical Systems Inc., Shirley, NY); was used to test dynamic balance, and three index scores were recorded as an overall stability index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OSI);, an anterior-posterior stability index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(APSI);, and a medial-lateral stability index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MLSI);. Mann Whitney U Test, non-parametric tests, was used to compare both groups and the significance level was set at p < 0.05. Results. There were no significant differences between groups in terms of OSI and APSI but MLSI was significantly different in favor of the football group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. It can be concluded that football players can exhibit better dynamic balance than basketball players.
Keywords : basketball, football, balance, dynamic

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