PMID- 33406658
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210224
LR  - 20210224
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Jan 4
TI  - The Relationship between Dynamic Balance and Jumping Tests among Adolescent 
      Amateur Rugby Players. A Preliminary Study.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph18010312 [doi]
LID - 312
AB  - Rugby is a demanding contact sport. In light of research, poor balance, reduced 
      jumping ability, muscle strength, and incorrect landing patterns might contribute 
      to the increased risk of injury in athletes. Investigating the relationship 
      between tests assessing these abilities might not only allow for the skillful 
      programming of preventive training but also helps in assessing the risk of injury 
      to athletes. Thus, the main purpose of this study was to investigate the 
      relationship between dynamic balance, vertical and horizontal jumps, and 
      jump-landings movement patterns. Thirty-one healthy amateur adolescent rugby 
      players (age: 14.3 +/- 1.6 years, height 171.4 +/- 9.7 cm, body mass 80 +/- 26 kg) 
      participated in the study. Data were collected by the Y-balance Test (YBT), 
      Counter Movement Jump (CMJ), Single Leg Hop for Distance (SLHD), and Landing 
      Error Score System (LESS). Significant positive correlations were found between 
      SLHD both legs (SLHDb) and YBT Composite both legs (COMb) (r = 0.51, p = 0.0037) 
      and between SLHDb and CMJ (r = 0.72, p < 0.0001). A relationship was also 
      observed between the CMJ and YBT COMb test (r = 0.51, p = 0.006). Moderate 
      positive correlations were found between the dominant legs in SLHD and the 
      posterolateral (r = 0.40, p = 0.027), posteromedial (r = 0.43, p = 0.014), and 
      composite (r = 0.48, p = 0.006) directions of the YBT. These results indicate 
      that variables that are dependent on each other can support in the assessment of 
      injury-risk and in enhancing sports performance of young athletes.
FAU - Wilczynski, Bartosz
AU  - Wilczynski B
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8663-3698
AD  - Department of Immunobiology and Environment Microbiology, Medical University of 
      Gdansk, Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
FAU - Hinca, Jakub
AU  - Hinca J
AD  - Department of Physical Culture, Physiotherapy, Gdansk University of Physical 
      Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland.
FAU - Slezak, Daniel
AU  - Slezak D
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0052-5654
AD  - Departament of Medical Rescue, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 7, 80-211 
      Gdansk, Poland.
FAU - Zorena, Katarzyna
AU  - Zorena K
AD  - Department of Immunobiology and Environment Microbiology, Medical University of 
      Gdansk, Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210104
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *Athletes
MH  - Athletic Injuries
MH  - *Athletic Performance
MH  - Child
MH  - Exercise Test
MH  - *Football
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leg
MH  - *Muscle Strength
MH  - *Postural Balance
PMC - PMC7795102
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - athletes assessment
OT  - counter movement jump
OT  - injury risk screening
OT  - landing error score system
OT  - team sport performance
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2021/01/08 06:00
MHDA- 2021/02/25 06:00
PMCR- 2021/01/01
CRDT- 2021/01/07 01:03
PHST- 2020/10/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/12/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/12/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/01/07 01:03 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/01/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/02/25 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph18010312 [pii]
AID - ijerph-18-00312 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph18010312 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 4;18(1):312. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph18010312.