Can the Core Stability Training Influences Sprint and Jump Performances in Young Basketball Players?

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 < 0.001), in the left limb 6 meter timed hop (p < 0.0005), in the right limb 6 meter timed hop (p < 0.0005), in the vertical jump (p < 0.002), in the 10 meters sprint (p < 0.0005) and in the 10 × 5 meters test (p < 0.001). The CG highlighted differences statistically significant only in the 10 meters sprint (p < 0.05). The study confirms the need to hypothesize in youth sport supplementary sessions intended for strength training, as the literature has already suggested for several years.

Effect of Respiratory Training Combined with Core Muscle Training on the Overall Motor Function and Activities of Daily Living of Patients with Early and Midterm Stroke

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The Role of Neuromuscular Control of Postural and Core Stability in Functional Movement and Athlete Performance

“…One study (17%) evaluated the effect of neuromuscular training on selected parameters of functional movement (Vitale et al, 2018). Regarding the sport, eleven studies (85%) were conducted in team sports, such as baseball, basketball, cricket, football, handball, soccer, and touch ball (Stanton et al, 2004;Nesser et al, 2008;Nesser and Lee, 2009;Chaudhari et al, 2011;Saeterbakken et al, 2011;Ozmen, 2016;Anand et al, 2017;Sannicandro and Cofano, 2017;Kuhn et al, 2019;Felion and DeBeliso, 2020;de Bruin et al, 2021) and two studies (15%) were carried out in individual sports, such as cycling and skiing (Abt et al, 2007;Vitale et al, 2018).…”

“…The analysis of the literature in this scoping review related to the role of core stability in functional movement and/or athlete performance revealed that nine studies (69%) were conducted with regularly competing high school or university athletes or athletes from lower competitions (Stanton et al, 2004;Abt et al, 2007;Chaudhari et al, 2011;Saeterbakken et al, 2011;Ozmen, 2016;Anand et al, 2017;Kuhn et al, 2019;Felion and DeBeliso, 2020;de Bruin et al, 2021), three studies (23%) with young elite athletes (Nesser et al, 2008;Nesser and Lee, 2009;Vitale et al, 2018), and one study (8%) with very young athletes (Sannicandro and Cofano, 2017).…”

Jumping to conclusions – an analysis of the NBA Draft Combine athleticism data and its influence on managerial decision-making

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