Farklı Pozisyonlarda Oynayan Futbolcuların Dinamik Denge ve Sürat Performanslarının Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the dynamic balance and speed-dribbling performance of healthy adolescent soccer players (age:16.87±1.22 years, body height:176.72±6.8 cm, body weight: 67.12±6.53 kg and active soccer lifetime was: 4.91±1.79 years) playing in defence (D), midfield (M) and forward (F) positions. Material and Methods: The study included a total of 47 male soccer players (D:16, M:12, F:19). The sociodemographic data of the athletes were recorded. The Star Excursion Balance Test was used to evaluate dynamic balance. Measurements were taken in eight directions (anterior, anterolateral, lateral, posterolateral, posterior, posteromedial, medial and anteromedial) for right and left sides. The Speed Dribbling test was used to evaluate performance. The data were evaluated with SPSS 22.0 software using ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis tests. Results: The performance data of the athletes in D, M and F positions were found to be 19.42±1.01 sec, 19.23±1.24 sec and 19.50±1.09 sec respectively. There was no difference between the groups in terms of dynamic balance and speed-dribbling performance (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, there was no difference between adolescent soccer players playing in different positions in terms of dynamic balance and speed-dribbling performance. This could be due to the interchanging of positions, different from their main position, and the similar training of soccer players at the substructure level may have contributed to the similarity between the positions. As this study was conducted on U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 teams, it can be recommended that future studies be conducted with elite soccer players.