Kruchten, R. van (2012) Improving core stability in elite youth basketball players. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
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Abstract
Basketball is a sport where injuries in lower back and lower extremities are very common. Results from previous studies show that injuries in the lower extremities generally account for the majority of injuries in youth basketball. In the past few years the interest in core stability has increased rapidly. It is believed that increased core stability decreases the risk of injury. There are indications that core stability can be improved by training of strength and endurance of the core muscles but also that sensory-motor control of the core muscles can be improved with training. Forty-eight youth basketball players (mean age 16.54 +1- 1.46), playing basketball at the highest level in The Netherlands, participated in this study. To measure core stability a battery of three tests was used, consisting of a standing balance test, a sitting balance test and a sitting balance with perturbations test. To assess the non-contact injuries in lower back and lower extremities, a questionnaire was filled in. The intervention group participated in an eight-week core stability training program, which was incorporated in their warm up before practices. The control group did their regular warm up before practices. There were no differences between the intervention and control group in the changes over time on any of the three core stability tests. Although, the intervention group showed a trend for better performance compared to the control group after the intervention on the sitting balance test and standing balance test. It can be concluded that the eight-week core stability training program did not significantly increase the core stability of the players. No significant correlations were found between any of the scores on the tests and the amount or duration of injuries the players sustained during the current season.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Supervisor: and Lemmink, dr. K.A.P.M. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 11:00 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 11:00 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2058 |
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