THE EFFECT OF A 3-WEEK CORE STABILITY TRAINING PROGRAMME ON TRUNK STABILITY DURING A STATIC HANDSTAND POSITION IN FEMALE UNIVERSITY LEVEL GYMNASTS
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Riches, Francesca
Date
2014Type
Thesis
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Context: Core stability training is a common part of many programmes; although a
popular component in many training protocols, little evidence exists to suggest the impact
is has on performance. Objective: To establish whether a core training programme has an
impact on a physiological position (plank) and a functional position (handstand) within
gymnasts. Design: Parallel-group randomised control trial. Setting: Purpose built
gymnastics facility at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Participants: Nine female students
from the university gymnastics team were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=5) or
control (n=4) group. Intervention: A three week intervention was attended by the
experimental group, in addition to normal training sessions, using a progressive core
training programme. Data collection and analysis: Video data was collected pre- and
post- intervention to track total deviation during a plank and handstand position, and
analysed using Dartfish software. Results: Using a two-way mixed model ANOVA, a
significant reduction in deviation was found within the experimental group during the
handstand position post-intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results indicate that a
specific core training programme may have performance implications within female
gymnasts, although further research is required within different sports to confirm this.
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
SPORT CONDITIONING, REHABILITATION AND MASSAGE
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