Pickleball Sporunun Yaşlı Yetişkinlerdeki Yeri

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1 , 245 - 254 , 29.04.2026

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Öz

Pickleball tenis, masa tenisi ve badminton sporlarının kombinasyonuyla ortaya çıkmış bir spordur. Vücuda daha düşük yüklenme sağlaması ve daha küçük kort boyutları oyunu yaşlılar adına uygun hale getirmektedir. Kolay öğrenilen bu spor özellikle yaşlılar için avantajlar sağlayabilir. Yaşlılarda pickleball oynamak fiziksel, psikososyal ve kognitif sağlık açısından yararlı bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte yaşlılar pickleball sporunun yaralanmalara en yatkın grubudur. Pickleball sık sık yapılan hareket kalıplarını içerdiği için, aşırı kullanıma bağlı yaralanmalar görülebilir. Pickleball oyuncularında en sık incinme, burkulma ve kırıklar görülmektedir. Pickleball’da yaralanma risk faktörleri olarak; yanlış teknik ve kötü ekipman kullanımı, uygun olmayan esneme ve ısınma hareketleri, geçmiş yaralanmalar, kort yüzeyi, aşırı kullanım, cinsiyet ve ileri yaş belirtilmiştir. Yaşlı yetişkinler maç sırasında doğrudan yaralanabilir veya önceden var olan bir rahatsızlık sebebiyle dolaylı olarak yaralanabilir. Yaşlılarda pickleball yaralanmalarını önlemek adına ısınma egzersizleri ve uygun ekipman kullanımına özellikle önem verilmelidir. Yaşlı pickleball sporcularında dirençli egzersizler tercih edilerek kuvvet, denge ve core kasların enduransı geliştirilmelidir. Pickleball için uygun raket ve ayakkabı kullanımı gereklidir. Yaşlı yetişkinlerde aktif yaş alma sürecini teşvik etmek adına spor yapılması önemlidir. Pickleball öğrenme kolaylığı ve sosyal etkileşimi arttırması gibi özellikleri sayesinde yaşlılar için uygun bir spor olarak görünmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Pickleball , Spor , Yaşlı

The Place Of Pickleball Sport İn Older Adults

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Öz

Pickleball is a sport that emerged as a combination of tennis, table tennis, and badminton. Its lower load on the body and smaller court dimensions make the game suitable for older adults. This easily learned sport can provide advantages, especially for the older adults. Playing pickleball in older adults has been found beneficial for physical, psychosocial, and cognitive health. However, older adults are the most susceptile to injury in the sport of pickleball. Since pickleball involves frequently repeated movement patterns, overuse injuries can occur. The most common injuries seen in pickleball players are strains, sprains, and fractures. Risk factors for injury in pickleball include; incorrect technique and poor equipment use, inappropriate stretching and warm-up exercises, past injuries, court surface, overuse, gender, and advanced age. Older adults can be directly injured during a match or indirectly due to a pre-existing condition. To prevent pickleball injuries in older adults, special attention should be paid to warm-up exercises and the use of appropriate equipment. In older pickleball athletes, resistance exercises should be preferred to develop strength, balance, and core muscle endurance. The use of a suitable racket and shoes for pickleball is necessary. Engaging in sports is important to promote the process of active aging in older adults. Pickleball is considered a suitable sport for the older adults due to features such as ease of learning and increased social interaction.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Pickleball , Sport , Older

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