An investigation of the effects of static and dynamic core exercises applied to football players aged 10–12 years on some physical fitness characteristics

Effects of static and dynamic core exercises

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of static and dynamic core exercises applied to football players aged 10-12 on some physical fitness characteristics. The mean age of 12,4±0,4 years, average body weight of 43,2±0.31 kg, average height of 153,5±0.32 cm and average age of 4.32 years in sports, 32 male football players who regularly trained participated voluntarily. The athletes participating in the study were randomly divided into two groups as control and experimental groups. Different training programs were applied to these groups; Experimental group (EG) was given routine volleyball training (3 days/week) for 8 weeks, static and dynamic core exercises for 30 minutes total training time. The control group (CG) only did routine volleyball training. Before the studies, pre-test measurements (agility, (20m) speed, balance, strength and vertical jump) of both groups were carried out. At the end of 8 weeks, the last test measurements of the groups were taken. A t-test was used to compare the preliminary and final values of the groups (dependent sample). When the first and last test measurements of the groups were compared between the groups; According to the analysis of the data, a statistically significant difference was observed in the balance test value (p<0.05). In the comparison between the groups, no significant difference was found in the agility test, (20m) sprint test, strength test and vertical jump measurement values ​​(p > 0.05). In addition to regular football training, dynamic and static core programs applied within the scope of conditioning hand exercises contributed positively to some measured physical fitness characteristics of the athletes.