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Ankara University · Faculty of Sports Science

Esports is a natural extension of digital games. Digital games provide a platform for players to showcase their skills, thereby forming the foundation of e-sports. These two domains continuously support each other, demonstrating significant growth in popularity and establishing a solid presence in the competitive landscape. Digital games require hi...

The foot absorbs shocks with its arches, muscles, ligaments and joints, and bodyweight transmission and it pushes the body forward during all movement patterns. Pes planus is more important in sports activities that include balance and sports performance, such as walking, running, jumping, or transferring weight to a single lower limb. This study,...

Sprint interval training (SIT) is a concept that has been shown to enhance aerobic-anaero-bic training adaptations and induce larger effects in hypoxia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 4 weeks of SIT with 15 or 30 s in hypoxia on aerobic, anaerobic performance and critical power (CP). A total of 32 male team players were div...

Functional movement deficiencies cause falls and injuries in adults. Functional strength training (FST) is emerging as a new training method for athletes, middle-aged and older adults, to improve functional movement: The present study was conducted in order to investigate the effects of FST on balance and functional movement in healthy and independ...

The aim of this investigation was to identify possible related factors associated to the performance of the crunning test in European children and adolescents. A total number of 559 children and adolescents (age range 6–14 years) of which 308 boys (55.1%) and 251 girls (44.9%), from seven European countries, were screened. A questionnaire concernin...

Purpose Besides the evident positive effect on body development, physical activity has proven to boost executive functions, especially if the exercises are enriched with cognitive stimuli. Previous studies have shown that introducing challenging exercises in the physical activity routine can also enhance motivation. Therefore, enriching a physical...

Futbol günümüzde yaklaşık 270 milyon kişi tarafından profesyonel veya rekreasyon amacı ile oynan ve sakatlık sıklığı en yüksek olan sporlardan bir tanesidir. Fonksiyonel Hareket Analizi (FMS) zayıf nöromusküler kontrolün, akut yaralanma riskini arttırdığı düşünüldüğü için sporcularda hareket paterni kalitesini değerlendirmek amacıyla kullanılan bir...

Sixteen female soccer players (age = 20.19 ± 1.52 years; body mass = 56.52 ± 4.95 kg; body height = 164.81 ± 4.21 cm) with no history of lower extremity injury participated in the study. The Biodex SD Balance system was used to determine the non-dominant single-leg stability. In anaerobic exercise, each subject performed four maximal cycling effort...

Background and Study Aim: Electromyostimulaiton (EMS) has been used for both physical therapy and strength improvements for a few decades. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a four-week local-EMS training performed on a fingerboard (FT) in wrist strength and endurance. Material and Methods: Sixteen physically active, non-climber studen...

Abstract Purpose: Electromyostimulaiton (EMS) has been used for both physical therapy and strength improvements for a few decades. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a four-week local-EMS training performed on a fingerboard (FT) in wrist strength and endurance. Material: Sixteen physically active, non-climber students were divided into...

Purpose The effects of physical exercise on executive functions (EFs) are well-documented. EFs are involved in daily activities, and their development determines the quality of people’s future life, both in terms of mental health and quality of life. The purpose of the current paper is to evaluate the effects of a physical education program, elabor...

Background: Physical fitness in youth is a predictor of health in adulthood. The main objective of the present study was to understand if an enriched sport activity program could increase physical fitness in a population of schoolchildren. Methods: In a sample of 672 children aged 10.0 ± 1.90 years, different motor skills were tested by the 1 kg an...

Öz: Yetenek seçimi birçok parametreyi içeren karmaşık bir süreçtir ve yetenek seçim modelinin spora özgü uyarlanması gereklidir. Bu araştırmanın amacı Türkiye Dağcılık Federasyonu (TDF) Spor Tırmanış Sporcu Tarama Komisyonu tarafından geliştirilen, spor tırmanış yetenek seçimi test bataryasının (STYSTB) uygulanmasıydı. Bununla birlikte sporcuların...

Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of Kinesio Taping on postural stability in young soccer players. Methods: 62 volunteer soccer players from Cayyolu Sports Club were included in our study. Players were randomly allocated into two groups; a Kinesio taping (KT) (n=31), and a control group (n = 31). KT application including gastro...

Purpose: In order to sustain the performance in sport, it is necessary to constantly struggle with the factors which disrupt balance, and maintain the desired balance. The purpose of the present study is to compare and demonstrate the effects of sight grade on static and dynamic balance, and fall risk parameters in visually impaired and non-impaire...

Background: The aim of the current paper was to compare the anxiety and sensation seeking levels of the mountaineers in the urban environment and at the extremely high altitude. Material and methods: A total of seven male mountaineers participated in the study voluntarily. The participants filled out the Sensation Seeking Scale-Form V (SSS-V, 1994...

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of soccer specificbalance training for six weeks on young soccer players on agility and vertical jumpperformance. 32 licensed male amateur soccer playersvoluntarily participated in the study.The participants were separated into groups such as balance training group (n=16)and control group (n = 16)...

Specifically, high intensive interval training (HIIT) may induce fatigue, which is a natural physiological response. Fatigue decreases dynamic balance ability and subsequently may negatively affect technical performance such as passing, shooting and dribbling. These technical skills are an important component of soccer players. Therefore, the aim o...

Specifically, exhausting aerobic exercises may induce fatigue, which is a natural physiological response. Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on balance ability and return to baseline in soccer players. Twenty soccer players (11 males, 9 females, age = 21.76 ± 3.09 years; wt = 64.5 ± 9.8 kg; ht = 169.4...