Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts
Static and dynamic balance abilities enable simple and complex movements and are determinants of top athletic performance. Balance abilities and their proficiency differ fundamentally with respect to age, gender, type of balance intervention, and type of sport. With this study, we aim to investigate...
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| description | Static and dynamic balance abilities enable simple and complex movements and are determinants of top athletic performance. Balance abilities and their proficiency differ fundamentally with respect to age, gender, type of balance intervention, and type of sport. With this study, we aim to investigate whether 4weeks of dynamic balance training (DBT) improves static balance performance in school-aged gymnasts and football players. For this purpose, young male gymnasts (n=21) and male football players (n=20) completed an initial static balance assessment consisting of two one-legged stance (left and right foot) and two two-legged stance (eyes open and eyes closed) tasks. Subsequently, all participants underwent a 4-week intervention. DBT consisting of nine individual tasks was performed two times per week. Another static balance assessment followed 1day after the last training session and retention was assessed 2weeks later. Dynamic balance scores and total path length were analyzed via rank-based repeated measures designs using ANOVA-type statistics. The influence of factors GROUP and TIME on the static and dynamic balance performance was examined. Prior to DBT, young gymnasts showed better static balance performance than football players. However, after intervention, both groups improved in both one-legged stance tasks and also had high retention rates in these tasks. No significant improvements were seen in either group in the two-legged balance tests. Both groups improved in the dynamic balance tasks, although no differences in learning rates were evident. Our findings imply an inter-relationship between both static and dynamic balance components. Consequently, training regimes should include both balance components to facilitate early development of balance ability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08b80f81a2ce42eaa2d916a94808946d2022-12-21T23:08:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-11-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.767036767036Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and GymnastsRouven Kenville0Rouven Kenville1Tom Maudrich2Tom Maudrich3Sophie Körner4Johannes Zimmer5Patrick Ragert6Patrick Ragert7Institute for General Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for General Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for General Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for General Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for General Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyStatic and dynamic balance abilities enable simple and complex movements and are determinants of top athletic performance. Balance abilities and their proficiency differ fundamentally with respect to age, gender, type of balance intervention, and type of sport. With this study, we aim to investigate whether 4weeks of dynamic balance training (DBT) improves static balance performance in school-aged gymnasts and football players. For this purpose, young male gymnasts (n=21) and male football players (n=20) completed an initial static balance assessment consisting of two one-legged stance (left and right foot) and two two-legged stance (eyes open and eyes closed) tasks. Subsequently, all participants underwent a 4-week intervention. DBT consisting of nine individual tasks was performed two times per week. Another static balance assessment followed 1day after the last training session and retention was assessed 2weeks later. Dynamic balance scores and total path length were analyzed via rank-based repeated measures designs using ANOVA-type statistics. The influence of factors GROUP and TIME on the static and dynamic balance performance was examined. Prior to DBT, young gymnasts showed better static balance performance than football players. However, after intervention, both groups improved in both one-legged stance tasks and also had high retention rates in these tasks. No significant improvements were seen in either group in the two-legged balance tests. Both groups improved in the dynamic balance tasks, although no differences in learning rates were evident. Our findings imply an inter-relationship between both static and dynamic balance components. Consequently, training regimes should include both balance components to facilitate early development of balance ability.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.767036/fulldynamic balance trainingposturographypostural stabilityfootballgymnastics |
| spellingShingle | Rouven Kenville Rouven Kenville Tom Maudrich Tom Maudrich Sophie Körner Johannes Zimmer Patrick Ragert Patrick Ragert Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts Frontiers in Psychology dynamic balance training posturography postural stability football gymnastics |
| title | Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts |
| title_full | Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts |
| title_short | Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts |
| title_sort | effects of short term dynamic balance training on postural stability in school aged football players and gymnasts |
| topic | dynamic balance training posturography postural stability football gymnastics |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.767036/full |
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