TITLE:
Can the Core Stability Training Influences Sprint and Jump Performances in Young Basketball Players?
AUTHORS:
Italo Sannicandro, Giacomo Cofano, Andrea Piccinno
KEYWORDS:
Core Stability, Sprint, Jump
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.10 No.3,
July
30,
2020
ABSTRACT: The core is the center of the functional kinetic
chain providing the proximal stability for the distal mobility and function of
the limbs. The study aims to verify the effects of an integrative core
stability training on jump and sprint performance in young basketball players. Young
basketball players were involved in the study (n = 42, 16 female, 26 male)
whose age, stature and weight were respectively (average ± ds) 8.22 ± 0.4
years, 118.2 ± 3.7 cm and 28.8 ± 4.9 kg and was randomly divided in Training
Group (TG, n = 24, 10 F, 14 M) and Control Group (CG, n = 18, 6 F, 12 M). The
training program was monitored for 4 weeks (8 sessions, twice a week and
lasting 1 hour each during the usual sports activity; in addition to the usual
technical and sport-specific exercises, the TG introduced only 4 core stability
exercises in the warm-up). The results revealed a change in test scores across
the two time periods for TG in the left limb Side hop (p 0.026), in the right limb side hop (p p p p p p p