Abdurrahman Aktop

• PhD
• Professor (Full) at Akdeniz University

Recovery is a critical factor in athletic performance, and accelerating this process is essential to enable athletes to perform more effectively in both training load and competitive performance. After exercise, immediate recovery is potentially helpful for investigating autonomic activity levels, as they are definable with heart rate variability (...

Amaç: Çalışmamızda, profesyonel basketbolculara uygulanan kalp atım hızı değişkenliği geri bildirim antrenmanlarının, bilişsel beceriler üzerine etkisini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Yaş ortalaması 23,14 olan 21 profesyonel kadın basketbol sporcusu çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Geri bildirim antrenmanları, emWave Pro+ cihazı ve...

Rationale The effect of caffeine mouth rinsing (CAF-MR) on cognitive performance has not been thoroughly investigated. Objectives To evaluate the effects of different concentrations of CAF-MR on selective attention in relation to perceived taste intensity. Methods A total of 30 healthy and recreationally active male subjects were included in this...

Recovery is a critical factor in athletic performance, and accelerating this process is essential to enable athletes to perform more effectively in both training load and competitive performance. After exercise, immediate recovery is potentially helpful for investigating autonomic activity levels, as they are definable with heart rate variability (...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of 10-week heart rate variability biofeedback training on basketball skills, free throws, and heart rate variability parameters. Twenty-four basketball players (experimental, n = 12 and control, n = 12) aged 18–24 years volunteered to participate in this study. The experimental group participa...

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of yoga practices on heart rate variability and mindfulness levels. A total of 52 women who did and didn’t do yoga (Mean age= 30.25±5.58) voluntarily participated in the study. Heart rate variability was measured using the HeartMath brand emWave Pro+. Using the Emwave Pro device, the resting heart rate...

The objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of ten-weeks heart rate variability biofeedback training on the basketball skill, free throw, and heart rate variability parameters. We aimed to increase vagal activation and to assess its effects on basketball performance and heart rate variability parameters . Twenty-four basketball...

Araştırmanın amacı futbolcularda aerobik ve anaerobik yüklenme öncesi ve sonrasında kalp atım hızı değişkenliği (KAHD) verilerindeki değişimi incelemek ve testler arası farkları karşılaştırmaktır. Araştırma yaşları ortalaması 19,40±1,49 yıl olan 24 erkek futbolcu ile yürütülmüştür. Tüm istatistiksel analizler SPSS (sürüm 22) programı ile yapılmıştı...

Introduction. This study purposed to examine energy expenditure (EE) of one-hour hatha yoga (HY) practice and to compare changes in heart rate variability (HRV) during and right after HY practice. Material and methods . A total of ten experienced female HY practitioners participated in the study voluntarily. Daily EE on a weekday and during a one-h...

Siperstein (1980) tarafından geliştirilmiş Arkadaşlık Aktivite Ölçeği ve Sıfat Kontrol Listesinin Türk çocukları üzerinde adaptasyonunun yapılması yolu ile uyarlanan ölçeğin amacı, ortaokul düzeyi akranların özel gereksinimli çocuklara yönelik tutumlarını belirlemeye yöneliktir

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the skills that will positively influence child development, such as attention, eye-hand coordination and reaction time, among young competitors and non-competitor soccer players. A total of twenty six soccer players (Non-competitor soccer group: 13 players who practice two days a week at Lara Soccer...

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of stroke length and stroke frequency on 100-m freestyle swimming performance. Participants comprised a total of twenty-four swimmers from Antalya Kulac Swimming Club. These swimmers were allocated to two groups. Group 1 consisted of twelve swimmers with a training duration of seven years...

Çalışmanın amacı, ACSM eşitliği doğrultusunda uyarlanmış tempolarda yapılan step-aerobik egzersizlerinin farklı yaş grubundaki kadınların kardiyorespiratuvar (maksVO2) ve beden kompozisyonu özellikleri üzerine etkisini incelemekti. 8 hafta (haftada 3 gün) devam eden çalışmaya 30-41 (Grup 1) yaşları arasında 13 ve 21-26 (Grup 2) yaşları arasında 11...

The purpose of the study was to compare the perceptions of athletes, partners, parents, and coaches regarding their commitment to the concept of Unified Sports, and their overall satisfaction with the 8 weeks Unified Football Program at the beginning and the end of the program. Participants were 46 boys with and without Intellectual Disabilities (I...

The purpose of present study was to examine the relationship between basketball free-throw performance and cognitive performance. The comparison of the cognitive performance of basketball players with low and high free throw performance was also the second aim of the study. A total of twenty-four male basketball players aged 18-24 years voluntarily...

The aim of present study was to determine assertiveness and aggression level of soccer players in different age groups. Participants were 150 amateur soccer players between ages of 14 to 30 years. Assertiveness and aggression level of participants were measured by Aggression Inventory which was developed by Kiper (1984). Three dimensions and 30 ite...

The purpose of present study was to determine attitudes of pre-service physical education teachers toward teaching professionals and compare attitudes according to their grade level. The participants of this study were one hundred twenty eight (73 men, 55 women) pre-service physical education (PE) teachers who were studied in Akdeniz University Sch...

The aim of this study was to examine Physical Education (PE) teacher's self reported view about various teaching methods and Turkish PE curriculum and to investigate the gender differences in selecting the teaching methods. Sixty six PE teachers (32 men, 34 women) were participated voluntarily in this study. After having permission, 36 - item quest...

The study investigated the effects of a Special Olympics (SO) Unified Sport (UNS) soccer program on anthropometry, physical fitness and soccer skills of male youth athletes with and without intellectual disabilities (ID) who participated in a training group (TRG) and in a comparison group (CG) without specific training. Youth with ID (WID) were ran...

The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable Turkish version of the Friendship Activity Scale (FAS). Both the English and Turkish versions of the FAS were administered to 36 students to check for language equivalence. The Turkish version of the FAS was then administered to 226 students to ensure internal consistency, and to 61 stud...

The goal was to analyze the physical fitness, self-concept, attitudes toward physical education, and academic achievement of Turkish elementary school children by socioeconomic status. 198 (101 boys, 97 girls) students from Grades 7 and 8 completed the Children's Attitude Inventory towards Physical Education, the Piers–Harris Children's Self-concep...

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a 14-week swimming training program on the competence, problem behaviour, and body awareness in 13 children with cerebral palsy aged 5 to 10 years, compared with 10 subjects in a comparison group. Both of the groups continued a traditional rehabilitation program. The outcome measures were Child Beh...

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a 14-week swimming training program on the competence, problem behaviour, and body awareness in 13 children with cerebral palsy aged 5 to 10 years, compared with 10 subjects in a comparison group. Both of the groups continued a traditional rehabilitation program. The outcome measures were Child Beh...

The Role of Physical Education and Sport in Promoting Physical Activity and Health. Jyväskylä: University of Jyvaskyla, Department of Sport Sciences Research Report No. 4.

The aim of this study was to compare the validity of the leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method with that of anthropometry using hydrostatic weighing (HW) as the criterion test. A secondary objective was to cross-validate previously developed anthropometric regression equations as well as to develop a new regression equation formu...

The purpose of present study was to investigate relationship between achievement motivation, trait anxiety, and self-esteem. Furthermore, secondary aim of study was to determine achievement motivation, trait anxiety and self-esteem level of athletes, which are attained sport in different level. One hundred seventy five male engage in sport active,...

The aim of this study was to compare validity of leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance (BI), method with that of anthropometry, using hydrostatic weighing (HW) as the criterion test. A secondary objective was to cross-validate previously developed anthropometric regression equations as well as to develop a new regression equation formula based on the...