| Title: |
Evaluation of reaction time during the one-leg balance activity in young soccer players ; a pilot study |
| Authors: |
Flôres, Fábio Saraiva; Lourenço, Joana; Phan, Lucy; Jacobs, Simon; Willig, Renata Matheus; Marconcin, Priscila Ellen Pinto; Casanova, Nuno; Soares, Denise; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Silva, Ana Filipa |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Repositório Cientifico IPVC (Instituto Politécnico de Viana de Castelo) |
| Subject Terms: |
Soccer; Motor behavior; Motor development; Performance; Training; Sports; Simple reaction time; Decision-making |
| Description: |
This study’s aim was two-fold: (i) to test the intra-session reliability of the one-leg balance activity test; and (ii) to assess the influence of age on reaction time (RT) and the differences between dominant and non-dominant feet. Fifty young soccer players with an average age of 12.4 1.8 years were divided into two groups: younger soccer players (n = 26; 11.6 0.9 years) and older soccer players (n = 24; 14.2 0.8 years). Each group then completed four trials (two with each leg) of the one-leg balance activity (OLBA) to evaluate RT under a single-leg stance. Mean RT and the number of hits were calculated, and the best trial was also selected. T-tests and Pearson correlations were performed for statistical analysis. Values for RT were lower, and the number of hits was higher while standing on the non-dominant foot (p = 0.01). MANOVA revealed that the “Dominant Leg” factor did not affect the multivariate composite (Pillai Trace = 0.05; F(4, 43) = 0.565; p = 0.689; Partial ETASquared = 0.050; Observed Power = 0.174). The “Age” factor did not present an effect on the multivariate composite (Pillai Trace = 0.104; F(4, 43) = 1.243; p = 0.307; Partial ETA Squared = 0.104; Observed Power = 0.355). The results of the present investigation demonstrate that RT may be lower while standing on the non-dominant foot. ; 9E1A-F9DD-3EB8 | Filipe Manuel Clemente ; N/A |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/3553 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/children10040743 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/3553; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10040743 |
| Rights: |
openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.4CAF854A |
| Database: |
BASE |