Abstract
This study was conducted to compare the functional movement patterns of female volleyball players from different countries. 34 the women’s volleyball national team athletes from three different countries participated in the study; Turkey (n=9), Azerbaijan (n=16) and Kyrgyzstan (n=9). Functional movement screen of the athletes were determined by the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test kit. The Kruskal-Wallis H Test was used for multiple comparisons from nonparametric tests in determining the difference between functional movement patterns of national teams. At the end of the study, it was determined that the FMS total scores of the teams were higher than 14 points which were considered as critical limits and there was no statistically significant difference between the FMS total scores of the teams (p<0.05). However, there were significant differences between the teams in the hurdle step, shoulder clearing test and shoulder mobility tests which formed the FMS test battery. As a conclusion, the fact that volleyball players in each country have more than 14 points of FMS total score, which is the critical limit, shows that volleyball players have low risk of injury. This may be related to the elite level of volleyball players and the implementation of correct training models.
Highlights
Volleyball is a team sport that has a wide range of spectators all around the world
34 athletes participated in the women volleyball national team from Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan
It can be stated that the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) total score of the athletes in the subjects group is higher than 14 points, which is considered as critical limits
Summary
Volleyball is a team sport that has a wide range of spectators all around the world. There is no physical contact with the opponent in volleyball, sport injuries are very common. Solgard et al (1995) found that volleyball was in the fourth place in injury rate. When the injuries in volleyball are examined, it is evident that injuries on lower extremities seem to be higher (Marwan et al, 2012). Sports injuries are more common in sports branches where jumping, hopping and rapid displacements occur (Renstrom et al, 2008; Lindenfeld et al, 1994). On the basis of volleyball, such movements are more likely to increase the likelihood of injury (Solgard et al, 1995). In addition to sportive injuries, overuse injuries may occur in athletes (Kanbir, 2001)
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