Core Stabilization Programme on Kicking Velocity and Performance in Male Adolescent Football Players

Sponsor
Hacettepe University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT05711069
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Core Stability Exercise Program
  • Other: Routine Football Training Program
N/A

Detailed Description

Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. The importance of core stability for injury prevention and performance enhancement has been popularized during the past decades. Up to date, core muscle strengthening plays an important role in different prevention programs, such as the "FIFA 11 +". Football is considered a high-intensity intermittent sport requiring high levels of physical fitness related to the ability to perform powerful actions, with a varied range of activities that involve both breaking and propulsive forces as well as distinct contraction modes and velocities. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. Kicking is one of the most fundamental and frequently used skills in soccer and its motion consists of several stages as follows: (1) the withdrawal of the thigh and shank (backswing); (2) the forward rotation of the thigh and shank, which occurs as a result of hip flexion; (3) the reduction of thigh angular velocity, with a corresponding increase in shank angular velocity up to impact with the ball; and (4) the follow-through. Football is seen as highly intensive sport with an increased injury rate. In adolescent football players, muscle-tendon unit adaptation is effecting by athletic performance. The mechanic loading on this unit results increase risk of lower extremity injuries. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
45 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Other
Official Title:
The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercise Program on Kicking Velocity, Sprint Speed and Agility Performance in Male Adolescent Football Players
Actual Study Start Date :
Oct 1, 2021
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 29, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 15, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Core Stability Exercise Program Group

23 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Athletes will involve 8 Weeks core stability exercise program. During this process they will continue to attend routine football training program. After 8. Weeks assessments will be repeated.

Other: Core Stability Exercise Program
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.

Other: Routine Football Training Program Group

22 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Kicking velocity, run speed and agility performance will evaluate and athletes will continue to attend football training program. After 8 Weeks assessments will be repeated.

Other: Routine Football Training Program
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literatüre, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Kicking Velocity Measurement [Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and the mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.]

    Kicking velocity will measure with Bushnell Velocity Radar Gun ((Bushnell Performance Optics, Overland Park, KS) in km/h.

  2. Run Speed Measurement [Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.]

    Run speed will measure with 20 Meter Sprint Test in sec.

  3. Agility Measurement [Measurements will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.]

    Agility will measure with 505 Agility Test in sec.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
12 Years to 14 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Subjects who are not get any operation related with lower extremity and spine in last 6 months.

  • Subjects who are voluntary to participate in the study and get informed consent form from legal representative.

  • Subjects who attend in football training regularly.

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Current pain in lower extremity and spine.

  • Subjects who have discontinuity in training program or exercise program more than 3 times.

  • Subjects who have difficulty to apply exercise program.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Fizyo osteopati Fizik Tedavi ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi Nicosia Lefkoşa Cyprus Mersin10Turkey

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Volga Bayrakcı Tunay, Prof, Hacettepe University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Ceyda Sofuoğlu, Principal investigator, Hacettepe University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05711069
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • ETK00-2020-0243
First Posted:
Feb 2, 2023
Last Update Posted:
Feb 2, 2023
Last Verified:
Feb 1, 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Yes
Plan to Share IPD:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Ceyda Sofuoğlu, Principal investigator, Hacettepe University

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 2, 2023