Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes

Şükran İribalcı; Mert Aydogmus; Serkan Revan; Yetkin Utku Kamuk

doi:10.56639/jsar.1741574

Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance performance in young female athletes across various sports disciplines. The sample comprised 27 girls aged 9 to 11 years with at least two years of consistent training in swimming, taekwondo, or volleyball. FMS scores were assessed alongside dynamic balance, measured using the Y-balance test, and static balance, measured using the Flamingo balance test. Given the non-normal distribution of the data, Spearman's rho was employed to examine correlations. Statistical significance was set at p<.05. Revealed no statisti-cally significant correlation between total FMS scores and performance on either the Y-balance test or the Flamingo balance test (p>.05). While a moderate negative correlation was observed between body mass index (BMI) and both in-line lunge performance and total FMS scores (p<.05), BMI did not correlate significantly with dynamic or static balance performance (p>.05). In conclu-sion, these findings suggest that functional movement screening scores are not significantly associated with static or dynamic balance in this cohort of young female athletes.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Activity and Health

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Şükran İribalcı ^*
0000-0002-2625-0898
Türkiye

Mert Aydogmus
0000-0001-8763-1777
Türkiye

Serkan Revan
0000-0002-9056-3514
Türkiye

Yetkin Utku Kamuk
0000-0001-5976-7503
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

July 13, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 23, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1741574

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APA

İribalcı, Ş., Aydogmus, M., Revan, S., & Kamuk, Y. U. (2025). Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 7(3), 499-506. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1741574

AMA

1.İribalcı Ş, Aydogmus M, Revan S, Kamuk YU. Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes. JSAR. 2025;7(3):499-506. doi:10.56639/jsar.1741574

Chicago

İribalcı, Şükran, Mert Aydogmus, Serkan Revan, and Yetkin Utku Kamuk. 2025. “Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 (3): 499-506. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1741574.

EndNote

İribalcı Ş, Aydogmus M, Revan S, Kamuk YU (September 1, 2025) Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 3 499–506.

IEEE

[1]Ş. İribalcı, M. Aydogmus, S. Revan, and Y. U. Kamuk, “Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes”, JSAR, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 499–506, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.56639/jsar.1741574.

ISNAD

İribalcı, Şükran - Aydogmus, Mert - Revan, Serkan - Kamuk, Yetkin Utku. “Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7/3 (September 1, 2025): 499-506. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1741574.

JAMA

1.İribalcı Ş, Aydogmus M, Revan S, Kamuk YU. Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes. JSAR. 2025;7:499–506.

MLA

İribalcı, Şükran, et al. “Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, vol. 7, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 499-06, doi:10.56639/jsar.1741574.

Vancouver

1.Şükran İribalcı, Mert Aydogmus, Serkan Revan, Yetkin Utku Kamuk. Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes. JSAR. 2025 Sep. 1;7(3):499-506. doi:10.56639/jsar.1741574