Correlation of Core Stability with Agility and Dynamic Balance in Basketball Players
Description
Background: Basketball is a dynamic team sport and physically demanding sport requiring intense activities of body that strongly depends on core muscle stability, change-in-direction, speed and dynamic balance. To perform this sport, the basketball players require good effective agility and balance, whereas there is less agility and balance skills in recreational (non-elite) players than elite players. The player's performance is influenced by the player's core stability, which is a necessary precondition for the activity. Basketball players benefit from having a controlled body, fewer injuries, and fast reflexes thanks to the sport's emphasis on balance and agility. Aim: The aim of the study research was to determine the relationship of core stability with agility and dynamic balance in recreational (non-elite) basketball players. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on thirty basketball recreational (non-elite) players by using convenient random sampling. Thirty six healthy male recreational players, between age group of 18 to 28 years who were playing basketball from last 2 years were recruited in this study. Core stability was measured by McGill’s core endurance test, agility was checked through agility T-test and lower quarter Y-balance test used to evaluate dynamic balance. Results and Discussion: To determine the relationship of core stability with agility and dynamic balance, the Spearman’s correlation coefficient test was used. The mean and standard deviation for demographic data are age group [(24.3±2.9) (in years)], height [(175.7±7.4) (in centimeters)], weight [(70.3±9.4) (in kg)], and body mass index [(22.7±1.7) (in kg/m2)]. The result shows a positive correlation between core stability’s left side bridge and extension test and agility test (r=0.35, p<0.05), (r=0.33, p=0.005), and correlation of flexion test for core stability and dynamic balance of bilateral lower extremities (r=0.33, p<0.05) which were statistically significant. Conclusion: The present study concludes that core stability is significantly correlated with agility and dynamic balance in basketball recreational (non-elite) players. Keywords: Agility, Basketball, Core stability, Dynamic Balance, Recreational (non-elite) players.