<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Study aim:</italic> To investigate into core stability measures and to establish the preliminary normal data.<italic>Material and methods:</italic> Three groups of football players were studied: male players, members of an amateur club (Division IV; n = 20), female players, members of a Division I club (n = 28) and male adolescent club players (n = 17). They were subjected to 4 tests of core stability (muscular endurance of trunk flexors and extensors, and of left and right lateral bridge) at the beginning of the 2009/2010 season.<italic>Results:</italic> No significant between-group differences were found for trunk flexors endurance. Female players were significantly (p&lt;0.01) superior to both male groups with respect to trunk extensors endurance and inferior with respect to flexors-to-extensors ratio.<italic>Conclusions:</italic> The results may have practical implications for football training and injury prevention.</abstract>

Study aim: To investigate into core stability measures and to establish the preliminary normal data.Material and methods: Three groups of football players were studied: male players, members of an amateur club (Division IV; n = 20), female players, members of a Division I club (n = 28) and male adolescent club players (n = 17). They were subjected to 4 tests of core stability (muscular endurance of trunk flexors and extensors, and of left and right lateral bridge) at the beginning of the 2009/2010 season.Results: No significant between-group differences were found for trunk flexors endurance. Female players were significantly (p<0.01) superior to both male groups with respect to trunk extensors endurance and inferior with respect to flexors-to-extensors ratio.Conclusions: The results may have practical implications for football training and injury prevention.

Core stability of male and female football players

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: To investigate into core stability measures and to establish the preliminary normal data.Material and methods: Three groups of football players were...

Core stability of male and female football players

Published Online: Apr 08, 2010

Page range: 30 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-010-0007-9

Keywords
Muscle strength, Age groups, Football, Trunk stability

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Core stability of male and female football players

Published Online: Apr 08, 2010

Page range: 30 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-010-0007-9

KeywordsMuscle strength, Age groups, Football, Trunk stability

This content is open access.

Keywords
Muscle strength, Age groups, Football, Trunk stability