The Relationship Between Functional Hopping Performance and Foot Posture Index in Elite female handball players

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between anatomical foot posture and functional jump performance in elite female handball players. The study was performed according to a randomized repeated measures crossover design. Twenty-nine volunteer elite female handball players (age 19.62 ± 1.18 years, height 174.31 ± 5.93 cm, weight 64.62 ± 5.08 kg and BMI 21.29 ± 1.70 kg/m²) participated in the study. Single leg hop for distance (SH), triple leg hop for distance (TH), crossover leg hop for distance (CH), medial side triple hop (MSTH), 90° medial rotation hop (MRH), single leg vertical jump (SLVJ) and counter movement jump (CMJ) tests were performed to determine the functional jump performance of the subjects. In addition, the foot posture of the subjects was evaluated with the Foot Posture Index (FPI-6). There were significant differences between the dominant (DS) and non-dominant (NDS) sides in SH, TH, MSTH, MRH tests. There was no significant difference between limb symmetry indexes (LSI) in jump tests. There was no significant difference between DS and NDS sides in FPI total scores, but there were significant relationships between some FPI-6 criteria and jump tests. Although the results showed that the subjects had differences in functional performance on the DS and NDS, the LSI values were within the safe range. In addition, it can be said that foot posture has an effect on functional jump performance in elite level female handball players.

Keywords

• foot posture
• functional tests
• handball

Elit Kadın Hentbolcularda Fonksiyonel Sıçrama Performansı ile Ayak Postür İndeksi Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı, elit kadın hentbolcularda anatomik ayak postürü ile fonksiyonel sıçrama performansı arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemekti. Çalışma randomize tekrarlı ölçümler çapraz tasarımına göre gerçekleştirildi. Çalışmaya yirmi dokuz gönüllü elit kadın hentbol oyuncusu (yaş 19.62 ± 1.18 yıl, boy 174.31 ± 5.93 cm, ağırlık 64.62 ± 5.08 kg ve VKİ 21.29 ± 1.70 kg/m²) katıldı. Deneklerin fonksiyonel sıçrama performanslarını belirlemek için mesafe için tek bacak sıçrama (SH), mesafe için üçlü bacak sıçrama (TH), mesafe için çapraz bacak sıçrama (CH), medial yan üçlü sıçrama (MSTH), 90° medial rotasyon sıçrama (MRH), tek bacak dikey sıçrama (SLVJ) ve counter movement jump (CMJ) testleri uygulandı. Ayrıca, deneklerin ayak postürleri Ayak Postür İndeksi (FPI-6) ile değerlendirildi. SH, TH, MSTH, MRH testlerinde dominant (DS) ve dominant olmayan (NDS) taraflar arasında anlamlı farklılıklar vardı. Sıçrama testlerinde uzuv simetri indeksleri (LSI) arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı. FPI toplam puanlarında DS ve NDS tarafları arasında anlamlı bir fark yoktu, ancak bazı PFI-6 kriterleri ile atlama testleri arasında anlamlı ilişkiler vardı. Sonuçlar, deneklerin DS ve NDS'deki fonksiyonel performanslarında farklılıklar olduğunu gösterse de, LSI değerleri güvenli aralıktaydı. Ayrıca, elit seviye kadın hentbolcularda ayak duruşunun fonksiyonel sıçrama performansı üzerinde etkisi olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

• ayak postürü
• fonksiyonel testler
• hentbol

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