Abstract
<p class="apa">The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of core training program on speed, acceleration, vertical jump, and standing long jump in female soccer players. A total of 40 female soccer players volunteered to participate in this study. They were divided randomly into 1 of 2 groups: core training group (CTG; n = 20) and control group (CG; n = 20). The mean (SD) age was 19.05 ± 1.15 years, height was 160.60 ± 4.22 cm, weight was 56.45 ± 3.33 kg, and sport age was 4.50 ± 1.24 for the core training group; the mean (SD) age was 18.55 ± 0.76 years, height was 159.10 ± 3.86 cm, weight was 52.20 ± 3.60 kg, and sport age was 3.35 ± 0.75 years for the control group. Following randomization, the 2 groups did not differ significantly (p&gt;0.05) in any of the dependent variables. The subjects in the control group did not participate in the training and participated only in the pre- and posttest measurements. To evaluate the effect of core training over the functional performance, we applied a testing procedure that included measurements of speed, acceleration, vertical jump, and standing long jump. The core training group showed a 3.4%, 5.9%, 13.3%, 4.2% improvement in speed, acceleration, vertical jump, and standing long jump (respectively) (P&lt;0.05), whereas the control group did not change (P&gt;0.05). In conclusion, Core exercises were improved speed, acceleration, vertical jump, and standing long jump in 18-19 years-old female soccer players. Therefore, it is believed core training is necessary for optimal sport performance and should not be dismissed for all sport branches.</p>
Highlights
Soccer has had a significant place in Turkish Society as in many societies, and become an indispensable part of our daily life
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of core training program on speed, acceleration, vertical jump, and standing long jump in female soccer players
The core training group showed a 3.4%, 5.9%, 13.3%, 4.2% improvement in speed, acceleration, vertical jump, and standing long jump (P0.05)
Summary
Soccer has had a significant place in Turkish Society as in many societies, and become an indispensable part of our daily life. Pursuant to the competition element, the thought that soccer players come to one step ahead of their rivals reveals the importance of various training exercises improving sport performance and their different applications. As physical characteristics become an integral part of demonstrating performance elements such as strength, speed, endurance, and quickness, they are significant components in practicing high sport performance (Açıkada, 1990). During a match in soccer, constantly changing sprints such as 10m-20m-30m, continuous high jumps in high-balls, and tackles based on muscles strength have been faced. This reveals the need of general aerobic endurance. These muscles play important roles on transferring power between lower and upper extremities. The purpose of this study done, to examine the impact of the functional performance of the 8-week core training program, which will be applied to young woman
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