The Relationship between Dynamic Balance and Jumping Tests among Adolescent Amateur Rugby Players. A Preliminary Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.2.1. Dynamic Balance
2.2.2. Countermovement Jump (CMJ)
2.2.3. Single Leg Hop for Distance (SLHD)
2.2.4. Landing Error Score System (LESS)
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Characteristics and Association between Legs in the YBT and SLHD of the Studied Group of Adolescent Rugby Players
3.2. The Correlations between the Hop Tests and YBT COMb
3.3. Linear Regression Model and Correlations for Dominant Leg SLHD and Dominant Leg YBT
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean | Std Dev | |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | 14.3 | 1.6 |
Height (cm) | 171.4 | 9.7 |
Body mass (kg) | 80 | 26 |
BMI (m/kg) | 27 | 7 |
Rugby training experience (years) | 4 | 3 |
Dominant leg | right = 27 | |
left = 4 | ||
Position on the pitch | Forward =18 | |
Backs = 13 |
Variable | Dominant | Nondominant | p-Value * | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Y-Balance Test LL% | ANT | 60.63 ± 7.21 | 59.40 ± 7.58 | 0.51 |
PL | 96.27 ± 8.55 | 95.08 ± 8.90 | 0.59 | |
PM | 92.13 ± 8.78 | 94.53 ± 11.55 | 0.36 | |
COM | 82.99 ± 6.62 | 82.99 ± 7.35 | 0.99 | |
SLHD (cm) | 127.26 ± 29.25 | 129.87 ± 30.73 | 0.73 | |
Y-Balance Test LL% mean both legs | COMb | 83.02 ± 6.80 | ||
SLHD mean both legs (cm) | SLHDb | 128.59 ± 29.53 | ||
LESS (points) | 5.52 ± 1.52 | |||
CMJ (cm) | 28.75 ± 6.14 |
CMJ | SLHD | LESS | |
---|---|---|---|
CMJ | |||
SLHDb | 0.72 * | ||
LESS | 0.06 | −0.1 | |
COMb | 0.48 * | 0.51 * | 0.19 |
R | Adj r2 | p-Value | Strength | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SLHD | ||||
Y-Balance Test | ||||
ANT | 0.32 | 0.07 | 0.73 | Moderate |
PL | 0.4 | 0.13 | 0.027 * | Moderate |
PM | 0.44 | 0.16 | 0.014 * | Moderate |
COM | 0.48 | 0.2 | 0.006 * | Moderate |
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Wilczyński, B.; Hinca, J.; Ślęzak, D.; Zorena, K. The Relationship between Dynamic Balance and Jumping Tests among Adolescent Amateur Rugby Players. A Preliminary Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010312
Wilczyński B, Hinca J, Ślęzak D, Zorena K. The Relationship between Dynamic Balance and Jumping Tests among Adolescent Amateur Rugby Players. A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(1):312. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010312
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilczyński, Bartosz, Jakub Hinca, Daniel Ślęzak, and Katarzyna Zorena. 2021. "The Relationship between Dynamic Balance and Jumping Tests among Adolescent Amateur Rugby Players. A Preliminary Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 1: 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010312
APA StyleWilczyński, B., Hinca, J., Ślęzak, D., & Zorena, K. (2021). The Relationship between Dynamic Balance and Jumping Tests among Adolescent Amateur Rugby Players. A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010312