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Article

Validation and Application of Two New Core Stability Tests in Professional Football

by
Saioa Etxaleku
1,
Mikel Izquierdo
2,*,
Eder Bikandi
3,
Jaime García Arroyo
4,
Iñigo Sarriegi
5,
Iosu Sesma
1 and
Igor Setuain
1,2,*
1
TDN, Orthopedic Surgery and Advanced Rehabilitation Center, Clinical Research Department, Pol Mutilva C/V nave 3, 31192 Mutilva, Spain
2
Navarrabiomed, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN)-Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain
3
Athletic Club, Mazarredo Zumarkalea, 23. 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
4
TEN Centre, C/San Julian nº 8 Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain
5
Southampton FC, Staplewood Football Development & Support Centre, Marchwood, Southampton SO40 4WR, UK
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(16), 5495; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165495
Submission received: 1 July 2020 / Revised: 3 August 2020 / Accepted: 4 August 2020 / Published: 8 August 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Biomechanics: Sport Performance and Injury Prevention)
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Abstract

The purpose of the first study was to validate two newly proposed core stability tests; Prone Plank test (PPT) and Closed Kinetic Chain test (CCT), for evaluating the strength of the body core. Subsequently, these tests were employed in a longitudinal prospective study implementing a core stability training program with a professional Spanish football team. For the validation study, 22 physically active men (Tegner Scale 6–7) performed three trials of the PPT and CCT tests in two different testing sessions separated by one week. In the longitudinal study, 13 male professional football players were equally evaluated (PPT and CCT) before and after the competitive session in which they completed a core training program. Intra-/intersession, and intertester, reliability was analyzed. PPT and CCT demonstrated excellent to good test–retest reliability and acceptable error measurement (ICCs for intratester and intrasession reliability ranged from 0.77 to 0.94 for the PPT, and 0.8–0.9 for the CCT) in all but one of the testing conditions (female tester for CCT test; ICC = 0.38). Significant improvements on core strength were found from pre to post evaluation in both the PPT (p < 0.01) and CCT (p < 0.01) after the implementation of a core training program in professional football players.
Keywords: core function; football; field test; reliability core function; football; field test; reliability

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Etxaleku, S.; Izquierdo, M.; Bikandi, E.; García Arroyo, J.; Sarriegi, I.; Sesma, I.; Setuain, I. Validation and Application of Two New Core Stability Tests in Professional Football. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 5495. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165495

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Etxaleku S, Izquierdo M, Bikandi E, García Arroyo J, Sarriegi I, Sesma I, Setuain I. Validation and Application of Two New Core Stability Tests in Professional Football. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(16):5495. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165495

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Etxaleku, Saioa, Mikel Izquierdo, Eder Bikandi, Jaime García Arroyo, Iñigo Sarriegi, Iosu Sesma, and Igor Setuain. 2020. "Validation and Application of Two New Core Stability Tests in Professional Football" Applied Sciences 10, no. 16: 5495. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165495

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Etxaleku, S., Izquierdo, M., Bikandi, E., García Arroyo, J., Sarriegi, I., Sesma, I., & Setuain, I. (2020). Validation and Application of Two New Core Stability Tests in Professional Football. Applied Sciences, 10(16), 5495. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165495

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