Browsing by Author "Ozgur, Beyhan"

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Comparative Analysis of Carbon Footprints From Away and Home Matches: a Study on Leading Basketball and Football Teams in Türkiye
(Mdpi, 2024) Cetin, Arif; Pekel, Aydin; Ozman, Cemal; Ozgur, Beyhan; Demir, Ayse
Problem: Basketball and football teams in T & uuml;rkiye have the capacity to travel hundreds of kilometres for league matches. In general, such major leagues and leading teams travelling from T & uuml;rkiye have not been sufficiently researched in the context of T & uuml;rkiye's leading leagues and teams. In this context, the aim of this study is to assess and compare the carbon footprint of the transport activities of basketball and football teams in T & uuml;rkiye for their home and away matches for the 2023-2024 season. Methods: The research is based on EN 16258 and ICAO carbon emissions methodologies. This study aims to calculate and compare the carbon footprint of different transport methods, including bus and plane, used by five basketball and football teams in T & uuml;rkiye. Results: The findings show that there are significant differences between the teams in terms of travelling distances and carbon footprints. Trabzonspor from the Black Sea region released the highest CO2 emissions from air travel with a total of 91,667.1 kgCO2e, while Fenerbah & ccedil;e Beko had the lowest CO2 emissions with 5316.72 kgCO2e. In terms of bus travel, Gaziantep FK led the CO2 emissions with 4356.45 kgCO2e, while T & uuml;rk Telekom was the team with the lowest CO2 emissions with 1233.225 kgCO2e. The findings also reveal a notable difference in the number of trees teams need to plant to offset their carbon emissions. Because of their travel patterns, Antalyaspor would need to plant 3481 trees, whereas Fenerbah & ccedil;e Beko would only need to plant 348 trees. Conclusions: Air travel is emerging as the dominant source of CO2 emissions and has a greater impact on the environmental impact of teams that rely heavily on airplanes. In this study, the league structure and duration play a critical role in shaping the carbon footprint of sports teams. The football season, which is longer compared to basketball, requires more frequent travel, especially for teams in more remote regions, resulting in higher carbon emissions than basketball. The dominance of Marmara region teams in basketball has a negative impact on the carbon footprint since these teams generally have shorter travel distances.
Comparison of Selected Physical Performance Characteristics of Elite Young Turkish and Indonesian Badminton Players
(int Journal Applied Exercise Physiology, 2020) Ozgur, Beyhan
The goal of this study was to compare the physical performance characteristics of elite young Turkish and Indonesian badminton players. Eleven Turkish (age 16.09 +/- 1.04, height 172.70 +/- 5.43 cm, body weight 65.07 +/- 8.55 kg) and twelve Indonesian (age 17.17 +/- 1.11, height 175.42 +/- 5.71 cm, body weight 68.50 +/- 8.27 kg) elite male badminton players participated voluntarily in this study. Height, body weight, body mass index was measured and standing long jump, overhead medicine ball throw (2 kg), back strength, leg strength and dominant hand-grip strength tests were performed to the athletes. The results of the analysis have shown that leg strength values of Turkish athletes were significantly higher than those of Indonesians (p<0.05), while other characteristics were similar (p>0.05). The current study indicates that it is more important to focus on the technical, tactical and motivational characteristics of Turkish badminton players and other country players of the same level in order to improve their performance to the high level.
Relationship Between Physical Performance and Unforced Error During the Competition in National Turkish Junior Badminton Players
(int Journal Applied Exercise Physiology, 2020) Ozgur, Beyhan; Hotaman, Fatih
The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between physical performance and unforced errors during the competition in national junior Turkish badminton players. Five male badminton players have participated in the study. Body height, body weight, body mass index have been measured, and 20 m speed, 20 m backward speed, 20 m reaction speed, t-test (agility), flexibility, hand-grip, back and leg strength, standing long jump, vertical jump, medicine ball throw, and 20-m shuttle run tests have been performed to the athletes. Unforced errors have been analysed as out and net errors in the front, middle and rear court areas during competitions. These analyses of the athletes have been conducted in five consecutive tournaments over a three-month tournament period, and a total of 43 matches have been analysed. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient results have shown a significant negative correlation between lower limb power (r=-.90), back strength (r=-.89) and flexibility (r<-.99) with unforced errors, whereas body weight (r=.97), body mass index (r>.99), upper limb power (r>.99), speed (r=-.90), hand-grip strength (r=.89) with unforced errors have shown a significant positive correlation. The results of the presented study emphasize that the physical performance of junior badminton players play a significant role in unforced errors during competitions.