The Relationship Between Hearing Level and Speed and Speed of Linear Direction Change of Handball Players with Hearing Impairments

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between hearing level of hearing impaired female handball players with speed performance and linear change of direction (COD) times. 19 athletes of the Hearing Impaired National A women's handball team, which ranked second in the 2018 Deaf World, participated in the study voluntarily. The average age, height and body weight of the athletes are 22.63 ± 4.46 years, 165.26 ± 4.54 cm, 65.63 ± 2.03 kg, respectively. Body weights of the athletes were evaluated by an electronic scale with an accuracy of 0.1 kg, a digital length measuring device with a height of 0.01 cm and a speed and linear change of direction (Change of Direction and Acceleration Test-CODAT) of 20 meters with a Fusion Sport device. Hearing level measurement was applied by audiometry. The SPSS 19.0 package program was used to analyze the data, and the correlation coefficients and statistical significance of the variables were calculated with the Pearson Correlation Test. In our study, a low and moderate positive correlation was found between the level of hearing loss and 20m speed and COD performance (p <0.05). As a result, hearing loss level of deaf athletes affects speed and direction change performance. Many additional studies are needed to improve the sports performance of deaf athletes. It is considered that the study will contribute to this field.

Keywords

• Handball,
• hearing impaired
• speed
• change of direction

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