Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 8-week basketball trainings combined with suspension (TRX) trainings on balance, agility and vertical jump performance of developmental group basketball players. Material and Methods: Dynamic balance of the athletes were evaluated with star excursion balance test. Vertical jump test was done using contact mat (Newtest Powertime, Finland). In the T-test agility test, photocell and digital screen were used to determine the times. TRX Pro 4 suspension trainer equipment was used for suspension strength training applications. Twenty six male basketball players, with the age average of 12.89±0.28 volunteered in our study. The participants were randomly divided into 2 groups; one of which is control group (BASK) (n=13) and another as the experimental group (SUSP_BASK) (n=13). In addition to routine basketball trainings performed three times weekly, the players in SUSP_BASK group performed suspension strength training three times a week for 8 weeks. BASK group only performed the routine basketball trainings without any additional training. Vertical jump, balance and agility parameters were measured in the beginning and at the end of the study as initial test (T1) and final test (T2) along with anthropometric measurements. Results: SPSS version 18.00 was used in analysis and assessment of the collected data. Statistical significance level was set at p0.05). Conclusion: As a result, although 8-week basketball trainings combined with suspension trainings made significant differences on balance and vertical jump skill, the effect on agility was insignificant.

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