Abstract
Background: Field and court based sports athletes perform short sprints repetitively, with more than 50% of sprints involving either anticipated or unanticipated change-of-direction (COD). To enable a faster COD and aid in the acceleration by increasing an athlete's propulsive ability, it has been recommended an athlete reduce their trunk range of motion when sprinting. Reducing trunk range of motion to create a ‘rigid’ trunk during movement via strengthening the core musculature, is a fundamental strength and conditioning practice to improve athletic performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess whether core muscle thicknesses are correlated with trunk mechanics during COD or field-based tests of athletic performance.
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