Similarities And Differences Concerning The Balance Capacity Of Sport Faculty Students

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to determine what are the similarities and differences of the balance capacity encountered among second year students of Physical Education and Sports department.Fourteen students (8 boys and 6 girls) were measured during the experimental approach studying Physical Education and Sports (PES) and Sport and Motor Performance (SMP) programs, seven from each program. For the PES program five boys and two girls were measured, while for the SMP program, the group consisted of four girls and three boys. The measurements were focused on the investigation of the bipodal balance (static and dynamic). The results obtained showed a better balance capacity for PES students compared to SMP students, the biggest differences being recorded in static balance measurements (81,86% vs. 69%). The same trend was maintained in terms of horizontal dynamic balance (76,14% vs. 62,14%) with the observation that at the measurements that tested the vertically dynamic balance, SMP students had higher values compared to the colleagues from the PES program (78,43% vs. 76,71%). In conclusion, both groups of students showed similar tendencies in terms of dynamic balance, meaning that all students demonstrated a better vertical dynamic balance capacity and a wicker horizontal one. In terms of static balance capacity the subjects demonstrated oscillatory trajectories, the PES students showing better results than the SMP ones.