Proper balance is essential for athletes during competition and training as sport places different balance requirements on the human body. The purpose of the study was to analyze balance performance among female athle...Proper balance is essential for athletes during competition and training as sport places different balance requirements on the human body. The purpose of the study was to analyze balance performance among female athletes using COP （center of pressure） sway parameters. Twenty one NCAA （National Collegiate Athletic Association） division I female athletes （soccer, volleyball and dance） completed the study. Static balance was assessed using UST （unilateral stance test） and dynamic balance was assessed using MCT （motor control test） on the NeuroCom Equitest. Sway velocities, root mean square sway and reaction time latencies were used to quantify balance. A one-way between subjects ANOVA （analysis of variance） was performed to analyze these balance parameters. Significant （p 〈 0.05） differences between groups were found and post hoc comparisons revealed that the volleyball and dance groups had better static balance compared to soccer players, while both soccer and volleyball groups had better dynamic balance compared to the dance group. The results from the study indicate two points： first, differences in balance performance among female athletes in different sporting discipline; second, there is no relationship between static and dynamic balance. This indicates that it may be more beneficial to assess and train for static and dynamic balance individually.展开更多
文摘Proper balance is essential for athletes during competition and training as sport places different balance requirements on the human body. The purpose of the study was to analyze balance performance among female athletes using COP （center of pressure） sway parameters. Twenty one NCAA （National Collegiate Athletic Association） division I female athletes （soccer, volleyball and dance） completed the study. Static balance was assessed using UST （unilateral stance test） and dynamic balance was assessed using MCT （motor control test） on the NeuroCom Equitest. Sway velocities, root mean square sway and reaction time latencies were used to quantify balance. A one-way between subjects ANOVA （analysis of variance） was performed to analyze these balance parameters. Significant （p 〈 0.05） differences between groups were found and post hoc comparisons revealed that the volleyball and dance groups had better static balance compared to soccer players, while both soccer and volleyball groups had better dynamic balance compared to the dance group. The results from the study indicate two points： first, differences in balance performance among female athletes in different sporting discipline; second, there is no relationship between static and dynamic balance. This indicates that it may be more beneficial to assess and train for static and dynamic balance individually.
