Research Article

The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players

Volume: 16 Number: 3 December 21, 2025
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The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of 12-week core training on certain motor parameters and general soccer ability test of 13-year-old soccer players. The 13-year-old age group consisted of 20 volunteer athletes who were trained in a soccer school. Height, weight, 10-meter, 30-meter sprint test, Illinois agility test, T test and Mor-Christian general soccer ability tests were used before and after the study. Core training was applied to the study group 3 times per week for 12 weeks after the warm-up. The research data were analyzed in the SPSS 26.0 statistical program. It was determined that there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in height, body weight, 30m sprint and agility T-test averages. However, in the comparison of 10m sprint, agility, shooting, passing and dribbling test score averages, it was determined that the intervention group showed a statistically significant score average. As a result, it can be said that additional core training has an effect on the soccer skills and motor performance of 13-year-old soccer players and contributes significantly to the multidimensional development of children, in this respect, core exercises contribute to the personal development of young age group soccer players.

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Ethical Statement

Ethical committee approval for the research was obtained from the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Commission of the Ethics Committee of the Graduate School of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University with decision number 12/32 dated August 22, 2024

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Training, Physical Fitness, Kinantropometri

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 21, 2025

Submission Date

April 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 4, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 3

APA
Büyükçelebi, H., & Acak, M. (2025). The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(3), 453-465. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1673446
AMA
1.Büyükçelebi H, Acak M. The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;16(3):453-465. doi:10.17155/omuspd.1673446
Chicago
Büyükçelebi, Hakan, and Mahmut Acak. 2025. “The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 16 (3): 453-65. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1673446.
EndNote
Büyükçelebi H, Acak M (December 1, 2025) The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 16 3 453–465.
IEEE
[1]H. Büyükçelebi and M. Acak, “The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players”, Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 453–465, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.17155/omuspd.1673446.
ISNAD
Büyükçelebi, Hakan - Acak, Mahmut. “The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players”. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 16/3 (December 1, 2025): 453-465. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1673446.
JAMA
1.Büyükçelebi H, Acak M. The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;16:453–465.
MLA
Büyükçelebi, Hakan, and Mahmut Acak. “The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 453-65, doi:10.17155/omuspd.1673446.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Büyükçelebi, Mahmut Acak. The Effect of Dynamıc Core Exercıses on Athletıc Performance and Technıcal Skılls of U13 Soccer Players. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;16(3):453-65. doi:10.17155/omuspd.1673446