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Titel: Limb Differences in Unipedal Balance Performance in Young Male Soccer Players with Different Ages
VerfasserIn: Muehlbauer, Thomas
Schwiertz, Gerrit
Brueckner, Dennis
Kiss, Rainer
Panzer, Stefan
Sprache: Englisch
Titel: Sports
Bandnummer: 7
Heft: 1
Verlag/Plattform: MDPI
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Freie Schlagwörter: athletes
postural control
one-legged balance performance
Lower Quarter Y Balance Test
DDC-Sachgruppe: 796 Sport
Dokumenttyp: Journalartikel / Zeitschriftenartikel
Abstract: In soccer, the dominant leg is frequently used for passing and kicking while standing on the non-dominant leg. Consequently, postural control in the standing leg might be superior compared to the kicking leg and is further enhanced with increasing age (i.e., level of playing experience). Unfortunately, leg differences in postural control are associated with an increased risk of injuries. Thus, we examined differences between limbs in unipedal balance performance in young soccer players at different ages. Performance in the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT-LQ) of the dominant and non-dominant leg and anthropometry was assessed in 76 young male soccer players (under-13 years [U13]: <i>n</i> = 19, U15: <i>n</i> = 14, U17: <i>n</i> = 21, U19: <i>n</i> = 22). Maximal reach distances (% leg length) and the composite scores were used for further analyses. Statistical analyses yielded no statistically significant main effects of leg or significant Leg × Age interactions, irrespective of the measure investigated. However, limb differences in the anterior reach direction were above the proposed cut-off value of >4 cm, which is indicative of increased injury risk. Further, statistically significant main effects of age were found for all investigated parameters, indicating larger reach distances in older (U19) compared to younger (U13) players (except for U15 players). Although reach differences between legs were non-significant, the value in the anterior reach direction was higher than the cut-off value of >4 cm in all age groups. This is indicative of an increased injury risk, and thus injury prevention programs should be part of the training of young soccer players.
DOI der Erstveröffentlichung: 10.3390/sports7010020
Link zu diesem Datensatz: urn:nbn:de:bsz:291--ds-277619
hdl:20.500.11880/29933
http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-27761
ISSN: 2075-4663
Datum des Eintrags: 3-Nov-2020
Fakultät: HW - Fakultät für Empirische Humanwissenschaften und Wirtschaftswissenschaft
Fachrichtung: HW - Sportwissenschaft
Professur: HW - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Panzer
Sammlung:SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes

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