A Comparison of Static and Dynamic Balance Performance in Adolescent Male Wrestlers and Judoists

Abstract

Objectives. -The purpose of this study was to compare the dominant and non-dominant legs in respect of dynamic and static balance and to examine the effect of sport type, sportive experience and BMI on the static and dynamic balance of adolescent male judoists and wrestlers. The results of the study could be beneficial for the prevention of injury to the athletes and could be applied to training management. Methods. - The study included 54 healthy, male, adolescent wrestlers and judoists (mean age: 15.81 +/- 0.87 years; height: 165.01 +/- 8.73 cm; weight: 62.01 +/- 11.94 kg). Static and dynamic balance were assessed using the flamingo balance test (FBT) and the star excursion balance test (SEBT) in an institution-based sports sciences department. Results. - No statistically significant differences were determined between the dominant and non-dominant leg in the normalized SEBT reach distances (P> 0.05). The static balance performance scores were compared between the groups and the judoists were found to have higher static balance performance than the wrestlers (P< 0.05). Conclusion. - Both adolescent judoists and wrestlers were found to have higher static and dynamic balance scores compared to other sports branches, and the judoists were determined to have better static and dynamic balance performances than the wrestlers. (C) 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.