The Importance of Postural Control in Relation to Technical Abilities in Small-Sided Soccer Games

dc.contributor.authorEdis, Caglar
dc.contributor.authorVural, Faik
dc.contributor.authorVurgun, Hikmet
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T11:24:22Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T11:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractMaking assessments regarding postural control and balance is very important for injury prevention in soccer. However, there has been no study that has associated postural control variables with branch-specific technical properties in a game. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationships between variables designating postural control levels and technical performance variables in different (1: 1, 2: 2 and 3: 3) small-sided games (SSGs). Sixteen trained male amateur soccer players volunteered to take part in the study (age 17.2 +/- 1.02 years, body height 176.25 +/- 0.07 m, body mass 67.67 +/- 13.27 kg). Following familiarization sessions, postural control was evaluated using one-leg and both-leg quiet-stance positions by measuring postural sway with a Tekscan HR Mat (TM) in anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions. Later, 1: 1, 2: 2 and 3: 3 SSGs were performed at two-day intervals and the technical variables specified for each game were analyzed. A Spearman's rank-order correlation analysis demonstrated the relationship between postural control and soccer-specific technical variables in 1: 1 (r-values ranging from 0.582 to 0.776), 2: 2 (r-values ranging from 0.511 to 0.740) and 3: 3 (r-values ranging from 0.502 to 0.834) SSGs. In addition, a Wilcoxon signed rank test revealed differences between SSGs in terms of several variables. The results of the study showed that higher postural control levels are among the important variables that affect success in the performance of technical skills under rival pressure and suddenly changing conditions. Therefore, it is recommended that in addition to its use for injury prevention purposes, balance training should be conducted to improve branch-specific technical skills and to increase the levels of their successful performance in a game.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/hukin-2016-0010en_US
dc.identifier.endpage61en_US
dc.identifier.issn1640-5544
dc.identifier.issn1899-7562
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid28149410en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage51en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2016-0010
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/33271
dc.identifier.volume53en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000387111600006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSciendoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Human Kineticsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectbalanceen_US
dc.subjectsocceren_US
dc.subjecttechnical actionsen_US
dc.subjectpedobarographyen_US
dc.titleThe Importance of Postural Control in Relation to Technical Abilities in Small-Sided Soccer Gamesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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