The Effect of Somatotype Characteristics of Athletes on the Balance Performance

Autor/inn/en	Top, Elif; Çelenk, Çagri; Marangoz, Irfan; Aktug, Zait Burak; Yilmaz, Taner; Akil, Mustafa
Titel	The Effect of Somatotype Characteristics of Athletes on the Balance Performance
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Learning, 7 (2018) 5, S.174-180 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-5250
Schlagwörter	Physical Characteristics; Athletes; Body Height; Body Weight; Human Body; Body Composition; Athletics; Performance; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körperliche Erscheinung; Athlet; Körpergröße; Körpergewicht; Menschlicher Körper; Leichtathletik; Achievement; Leistung; Korrelation
Abstract	Our study aims to investigate the effects of somatotype characteristics of elite athletes on the balance performances. The study has included 46 elite athletes totally. The heights, body weights, skinfold thicknesses, periphery and diameter of skinfold of the subjects included in the study have been measured and somatotype characteristics have been determined by using Heath-Carter method. The balance performances of the athletes have been evaluated by using Biodex Balance System. It has been determined that the dynamic balance performance of the athletes has changed in accordance with the endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph characteristics of the athletes; however, static balance performances have not changed. Accordingly, no difference has been observed between the oscillation indexes and static balances of the athletes (p>0.05), whereas a significant difference has been found as the balance level increases in accordance with the endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph characteristics of the athletes in terms of dynamic balances (p<0.01, p<0.05, p<0.001). In conclusion, it is assumed that the athletes having endomorphic characteristics may be more successful in the sports branches that put an emphasis on the balance. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01