Performance Improvement in Beginner Archers
Conditions
Keywords
Breathing Exercises, Imagination, Cognition, Exercise, Sports, Young Adult
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to for beginners in archery in to examine the effects of Imagination and breathing exercises given in addition to 8-week archery training on archery target score, postural sway, attention, hand grip, visualization and respiratory function parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do Imagination and breathing exercises have an effect on archery target shooting score? * Do breathing exercises positively affect shooting performance by reducing postural sway? * Do archers' imagination skills positively affect their attention and performance? * Do hand grip strength and reaction time positively affect shooting performance? Participants will Routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Researchers will compare control group, Imagination group and meditation group to see if Control group (CG); Only routine exercise program will be applied. To the Imagination Group (IG); In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied. Respiratory Group (SG); Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.
Interventions
OTHERRoutine Intervention
These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.
OTHERMental Imagery Intervention
Mental Imagination will be done with Recording Audio. An audio recording will last 5 minutes. The audio recording will be listened to 3 times in one session. The total visualization session will last 15 minutes in a dark and quiet room.
Participants participating in Pranayama training will practice in a comfortable position in a quiet room at a temperature of 25 ± 2°C. The slow pranayama technique chosen is alternate nasal breathing (Nadishodhana Pranayama).
Sponsors
Medipol University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Completing the study consent form, * Successful in the The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST), * Successful in the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT), * Those who do archery sports were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Having musculoskeletal system problems, * Having a neurological disease, * Having vestibular disease, * Having pulmonary disease, * Hearing loss, * Those who have undergone orthopedic surgery will not be included in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postural Sway Assessment | Day 1 and 8 weeks later | Postural Sway Assessment will be evaluated with SWAY Medical Balance Application |
| Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters | Day 1 and 8 weeks later | Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters will be done with spirometry test. FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC Physiological values will be recorded. |
| Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance | Day 1 and 8 weeks later | Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance, Archery Shooting Performance Test will be used to measure shooting performance. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hand Grip Strength | Day 1 and 8 weeks later | Hand Grip will be measured with Jamar hand dynamometer |
| Reaction Time | Day 1 and 8 weeks later | Reaction Time will be done from Human Benchmark website |
| Mental Imagery Assessment | Day 1 and 8 weeks later | Mental Imagery Assessment will be done with the Mental Training Inventory in Sports |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed