EFFECTS OF A 8 WEEK-CORE STABILITY TRAINING ON JUNIOR MALE SOCCER PLAYERS´ STATIC BALANCE PERFORMANCE

Abstract

The purpose of study was to investigate effectiveness of the Core Stability exercises on junior level soccer players static balance performance. 27 soccer players participated in this study. Pre-test post-test control group design was used. Mixed Design ANOVA was conducted to understand effectiveness of exercise program on static balance performance. There were no any significant main effect of visual system and time in Anterio-Posterior and Medio-Lateral directions for bilateral stance. Moreover, no significant group effect was observed for bilateral and unilateral static balance performance. Main effects of visual system and time in Anterio-Posterior direction during unilateral stance were observed. Interaction between visual system and test were observed in Medio Lateral direction.