ArticleSouth African journal of sports medicine2021
The relationship between core stability and athletic performance in female university athletes.
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- Comparison of the Core Training and Mobility Training Effects on Basketball Athletic Performance in Young Players: A Comparative Experimental Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Relationship between the abdominal wall and chronic ankle instability.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Correlation Between Core Stability and Plantar Pressure Distribution During Double-Leg Stance, Single-Leg Stance, and Squat Positions in Healthy Male Athletes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Effects of different lower limb movement velocities on trunk muscle activity and dynamic stability in the Sahrmann core stability test.PloS one · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Trunk Muscle Strength and Endurance: A Comparison of Women With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2024Article
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- The importance of core strength for change of direction speed.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Review
- Effects of External Abdominal Pressure Support on Dynamic Balance: A Randomized Crossover Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Role of Neuromuscular Control of Postural and Core Stability in Functional Movement and Athlete Performance.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Strength and Power-Related Measures in Assessing Core Muscle Performance in Sport and Rehabilitation.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Background: Questions remain as to whether core stability represents single or multiple components, how to assess core stability, and if a relationship exists with athletic performance in different sporting codes. Objectives: To investigate the relationship between core stability and athletic performance in female university athletes. Methods: Eighty-three female athletes (hockey, netball, running, soccer and tennis) participated in this quantitative, cross-sectional study. The isometric back extension (IBE), lateral flexion (LF) and abdominal flexion (AF) tests were used to measure core strength and endurance. The core stability grading system using a pressure biofeedback unit was applied to measure core neuromuscular control (NMC). Athletic performance was assessed using the 40 m sprint, T-test, vertical jump (VJ) and the medicine ball chest throw (MBCT). Correlations between the core stability tests and the athletic performance tests were determined overall and separately by sport. The effect of core stability on athletic performance was analysed using ANCOVA. Results: Overall for all sports, most correlations were weak (r=0.10-0.39), although there was a very strong correlation between LF (strength) and VJ (r=0.90). When the sports were considered separately, there were moderate correlations (r=0.40-0.69) between core strength, endurance and motor control with certain athletic performance tests in all five sport codes. In runners, strong correlations (r=0.70-0.89) were observed between AF (endurance) and VJ, and in tennis players between IBE (strength) and the sprint. Conclusion: Correlations were found between core stability and athletic performance, although most correlations were negligible or weak. Athletic performance in different sport codes is associated with different components of core stability.
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