Abstract
The core is the center of the functional kinetic chain providing the proximal stability for the distal mobility and function of the limbs. The study aims to verify the effects of an integrative core stability training on jump and sprint performance in young basketball players. Young basketball players were involved in the study (n = 42, 16 female, 26 male) whose age, stature and weight were respectively (average ± ds) 8.22 ± 0.4 years, 118.2 ± 3.7 cm and 28.8 ± 4.9 kg and was randomly divided in Training Group (TG, n = 24, 10 F, 14 M) and Control Group (CG, n = 18, 6 F, 12 M). The training program was monitored for 4 weeks (8 sessions, twice a week and lasting 1 hour each during the usual sports activity; in addition to the usual technical and sport-specific exercises, the TG introduced only 4 core stability exercises in the warm-up). The results revealed a change in test scores across the two time periods for TG in the left limb Side hop (p 0.026), in the right limb side hop (p p p p p p p
Highlights
The core is the center of the functional kinetic chain providing the proximal stability for the distal mobility and function of the limbs
The study aims to verify the effects of an integrative core stability training on jump and sprint performance in young basketball players
The results revealed a change in test scores across the two time periods for TG in the left limb Side hop (p < 0.026), in the right limb side hop (p < 0.001), in the left limb 6 meter timed hop (p < 0.0005), in the right limb 6 meter timed hop (p < 0.0005), in the vertical jump (p < 0.002), in the 10 meters sprint (p < 0.0005) and in the 10 × 5 meters test (p < 0.001)
Summary
The core district strength is an important prerequisite for the practice of many sports, such as football, basketball, athletics jumping disciplines and others, and to carry out some everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs, keep upright (Räisänen et al, 2018; Willardson, 2007; Akuthota et al, 2008; Sharrock et al, 2011; Jamison et al, 2012; Larsen et al, 2016; Sannicandro & Cofano, 2017; Hibbs et al, 2008) This district is very important from anatomical and functional point of view, it has a twofold task, that is to check the stability of the lumbosacral tract, as well as act as a connection between the upper and lower appendicular tract: it acts as a functional unit capable of constituting a sorting joint of forces that must be conveyed from the lower appendicular tract to the upper one and vice versa (Akuthota et al, 2008; Shinkle et al, 2012; Bliven & Anderson, 2013; Sannicandro & Cofano, 2017). In an interesting review that has studied the core-performance relationship, it is underlined how many researches that analyze the core training effects often include the integration with lower limb strength exercises (Reed et al, 2012)
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