Abstract
This study aims to analyze the effects of 6-week core training on certain biomotor abilities for footballers in the pubertal period. Accordingly, 30 male footballers who attend football courses regularly participated in the study. Footballers were divided into two groups; 15 of them were assigned to the Core Training Group (CTG) (age: 9.73 years; height: 139 cm; and body weight: 33.66 kg.) while 15 of them were assigned to the Conventional Training Group (CONTG) (age: 10.06 years; height: 139 cm; and body weight: 35.32 kg). While CONTG was applying the traditional training protocol, CTG additionally applied core strength exercises (two days a week for 10-15 min.). The selected biomotor tests were applied to both groups before and after the 6-week application. Between pre- and post-test values in the CTG, a statistically significant difference was found in flamingo balance, core stabilization balance, hand grip strength, 30 sec. abdominal crunch and 30 m sprint tests (p<0.05). In the CONTG, a statistically significant difference was found in 30-second push-up test values between pre- and post-tests (p<0.05). Comparing the pre-tests between groups, a statistically significant difference was found in flamingo balance and vertical jump tests (p<0.05). Also, comparing the post-tests, a statistically significant difference was found in core stabilization balance and vertical jump tests (p<0.05). 
 
 As a result of this study, it was found that core training to be performed in addition to the traditional football training positively contributed to basic motor development.
Highlights
The human body is in physical, physiological, biomotoric and psycho-mental forms with a great balance and adaptation (Aktaş et al, 2019; Çakmakçı et al, 2018)
Footballers were divided into two groups; 15 of them were assigned to the Core Training Group (CTG) while 15 of them were assigned to the Conventional Training Group (CONTG)
In the study carried out by Afyon and Boyacı (2014) on sedentary groups and footballers, it was found that core training improves push-up and abdominal crunch performances, contributes to muscle durability considerably, and balance parameters can be improved with core training
Summary
The human body is in physical, physiological, biomotoric and psycho-mental forms with a great balance (homeostasis) and adaptation (Aktaş et al, 2019; Çakmakçı et al, 2018). One of the most popular sports branches in Turkey and across the world, football requires high physical performance when it is played at a professional level As it is a team and struggling sport involving control, it requires high-level sportive performance such as durability, strength, pace, and agility. Today, this requires footballers from all positions to have many motor abilities at a high level (Köklü, Özkan, Alemdaroğlu, & Ersöz, 2009; Akyüz, Uzaldi, Akyüz, & Doğru, 2016; Sevim, 2006; Tatlici & Cakmakci, 2019). Athletes with excellent technique and tactics can achieve success if they develop their basic motoric features systematically (Ünlü et al, 2018)
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