Core Stability, Soccer, Sports Performance
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise, Core Stability, Kicking velocity, Run Speed, Agility
Brief summary
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.
Detailed description
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. The importance of core stability for injury prevention and performance enhancement has been popularized during the past decades. Up to date, core muscle strengthening plays an important role in different prevention programs, such as the FIFA 11 +. Football is considered a high-intensity intermittent sport requiring high levels of physical fitness related to the ability to perform powerful actions, with a varied range of activities that involve both breaking and propulsive forces as well as distinct contraction modes and velocities. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. Kicking is one of the most fundamental and frequently used skills in soccer and its motion consists of several stages as follows: (1) the withdrawal of the thigh and shank (backswing); (2) the forward rotation of the thigh and shank, which occurs as a result of hip flexion; (3) the reduction of thigh angular velocity, with a corresponding increase in shank angular velocity up to impact with the ball; and (4) the follow-through. Football is seen as highly intensive sport with an increased injury rate. In adolescent football players, muscle-tendon unit adaptation is effecting by athletic performance. The mechanic loading on this unit results increase risk of lower extremity injuries. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.
Interventions
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.
OTHERRoutine Football Training Program
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.
Sponsors
Hacettepe University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
12 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects who are not get any operation related with lower extremity and spine in last 6 months. * Subjects who are voluntary to participate in the study and get informed consent form from legal representative. * Subjects who attend in football training regularly.
Exclusion criteria
* Current pain in lower extremity and spine. * Subjects who have discontinuity in training program or exercise program more than 3 times. * Subjects who have difficulty to apply exercise program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kicking Velocity Measurement | Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and the mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported. | Kicking velocity will measure with Bushnell Velocity Radar Gun ((Bushnell Performance Optics, Overland Park, KS) in km/h. |
| Run Speed Measurement | Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported. | Run speed will measure with 20 Meter Sprint Test in sec. |
| Agility Measurement | Measurements will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported. | Agility will measure with 505 Agility Test in sec. The athlete runs from the 15 meter marker towards the line and through the 5 m markers, turns on the line and runs back through the 5 meter marker and stopped when they return through these markers (that is, the time taken to cover the 5 m up and back distance -10 m total). |
Countries
Cyprus
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group 23 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Athletes will involve 8 Weeks core stability exercise program. During this process they will continue to attend routine football training program. After 8. Weeks assessments will be repeated.
Core Stability Exercise Program: Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players. | 19 |
| Routine Football Training Program Group 22 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Kicking velocity, run speed and agility performance will evaluate and athletes will continue to attend football training program. After 8 Weeks assessments will be repeated.
Routine Football Training Program: Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players. | 17 |
| Total | 36 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Routine Football Training Program Group | Total | Core Stability Exercise Program Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 17 Participants | 36 Participants | 19 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 0 Participants | 0 Participants | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 0 Participants | 0 Participants | 0 Participants |
| Race and Ethnicity Not Collected | — | 0 Participants | — |
| Region of Enrollment Cyprus | 17 participants | 36 participants | 19 participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 0 Participants | 0 Participants | 0 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 17 Participants | 36 Participants | 19 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk | EG001 affected / at risk |
|---|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 23 | 0 / 22 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 4 / 23 | 5 / 22 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 23 | 0 / 22 |
Outcome results
Primary
Agility Measurement
Agility will measure with 505 Agility Test in sec. The athlete runs from the 15 meter marker towards the line and through the 5 m markers, turns on the line and runs back through the 5 meter marker and stopped when they return through these markers (that is, the time taken to cover the 5 m up and back distance -10 m total).
Time frame: Measurements will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Population: 4 participants from core stability exercise program group and 5 participants from routine football training program group were excluded from the study due to did not fullfilled inclusion criteria. 19 participants from core stability exercise prpgram group and 17participants from routine football training program group were included to the study.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Agility Measurement | Baseline | 3.03 Second | Standard Deviation 0.28 |
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Agility Measurement | 8 Weeks | 2.80 Second | Standard Deviation 0.28 |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Agility Measurement | Baseline | 3.03 Second | Standard Deviation 0.2 |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Agility Measurement | 8 Weeks | 2.93 Second | Standard Deviation 0.2 |
Primary
Kicking Velocity Measurement
Kicking velocity will measure with Bushnell Velocity Radar Gun ((Bushnell Performance Optics, Overland Park, KS) in km/h.
Time frame: Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and the mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Population: 4 participants from core stability exercise program group and 5 participants from routine football training program group were excluded from the study due to did not fullfilled inclusion criteria. 19 participants from core stability exercise prpgram group and 17participants from routine football training program group were included to the study.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Kicking Velocity Measurement | Baseline | 71.89 KM/H | Standard Deviation 16.21 |
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Kicking Velocity Measurement | 8 Weeks | 81.05 KM/H | Standard Deviation 8.46 |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Kicking Velocity Measurement | Baseline | 67.71 KM/H | Standard Deviation 13.8 |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Kicking Velocity Measurement | 8 Weeks | 69.12 KM/H | Standard Deviation 13.04 |
Primary
Run Speed Measurement
Run speed will measure with 20 Meter Sprint Test in sec.
Time frame: Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Population: 4 participants from core stability exercise program group and 5 participants from routine football training program group were excluded from the study due to did not fullfilled inclusion criteria. 19 participants from core stability exercise prpgram group and 17participants from routine football training program group were included to the study.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Run Speed Measurement | Baseline | 3.86 Second | Standard Deviation 0.4 |
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Run Speed Measurement | 8 Weeks | 3.60 Second | Standard Deviation 0.23 |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Run Speed Measurement | Baseline | 3.96 Second | Standard Deviation 0.25 |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Run Speed Measurement | 8 Weeks | 3.95 Second | Standard Deviation 0.34 |