Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches

Successful performance in each sport requires high ability in various features, including motor and perceptual-cognitive skills. This study aimed to compare the balance and agility in athletes from several sports branches to find out how cognitive functions relate to these parameters. Seventy-three...

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Main Authors: Dilara Özen Oruk, Kılıçhan Bayar, Özcan Saygın, Banu Bayar
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Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2024-09-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/61860
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description Successful performance in each sport requires high ability in various features, including motor and perceptual-cognitive skills. This study aimed to compare the balance and agility in athletes from several sports branches to find out how cognitive functions relate to these parameters. Seventy-three individuals aged 18-30 were included in this prospective-descriptive study. In the assessment of cognition, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale, d2 Test of Attention, and a Bassin Anticipation Timer Device were used. While Prokin-TecnoBody was used to measure the balance skills, Illinois Agility Test (IAT) was used for agility. IAT times showed positive weak correlations with both the absolute error-score (AES) at 8mph (r=0.260, p=0.040) and mediolateral balance score (ML)(r=0.255, p=0.043). While there was a negative weak correlation between AES at 3mph and anteroposterior score of balance (r=-0.267, p=0.035), we found positive weak correlation between AES at 8mph and ML of balance (r=0.253, p=0.046). It was found that the IAT scores of the sedentary group were significantly lower than athletes (p=0.000). According to AES at 3mph, there were significant differences between tennis players and both sedentary and volleyball players (p=0.008, p=0.002, respectively). When the AES at 8mph compared, the only statistically significant difference was between tennis players and sedentary (p=0.008). In conclusion, this study shows how cognitive functions, particularly coincidence anticipation timing (CAT), correlate with essential physical performance factors like agility and balance across different sport branches, suggesting that improving cognitive skills could enhance overall athletic performance and inform mental training strategies in sports. It is recommended that future sports science research focus on enhancing CAT through targeted training programs.
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spelling doaj-art-7df7d767ab5c4b6faf727029a0f6ae9d2025-01-10T21:52:08ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaPensar en Movimiento1409-07241659-44362024-09-0122210.15517/pensarmov.v22i2.61860Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches Dilara Özen Oruk0Kılıçhan Bayar1Özcan Saygın2Banu Bayar3Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TurkeyMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TurkeyMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TurkeyMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey Successful performance in each sport requires high ability in various features, including motor and perceptual-cognitive skills. This study aimed to compare the balance and agility in athletes from several sports branches to find out how cognitive functions relate to these parameters. Seventy-three individuals aged 18-30 were included in this prospective-descriptive study. In the assessment of cognition, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale, d2 Test of Attention, and a Bassin Anticipation Timer Device were used. While Prokin-TecnoBody was used to measure the balance skills, Illinois Agility Test (IAT) was used for agility. IAT times showed positive weak correlations with both the absolute error-score (AES) at 8mph (r=0.260, p=0.040) and mediolateral balance score (ML)(r=0.255, p=0.043). While there was a negative weak correlation between AES at 3mph and anteroposterior score of balance (r=-0.267, p=0.035), we found positive weak correlation between AES at 8mph and ML of balance (r=0.253, p=0.046). It was found that the IAT scores of the sedentary group were significantly lower than athletes (p=0.000). According to AES at 3mph, there were significant differences between tennis players and both sedentary and volleyball players (p=0.008, p=0.002, respectively). When the AES at 8mph compared, the only statistically significant difference was between tennis players and sedentary (p=0.008). In conclusion, this study shows how cognitive functions, particularly coincidence anticipation timing (CAT), correlate with essential physical performance factors like agility and balance across different sport branches, suggesting that improving cognitive skills could enhance overall athletic performance and inform mental training strategies in sports. It is recommended that future sports science research focus on enhancing CAT through targeted training programs. https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/61860motor abilityperformancecognitionbalance
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Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches
Pensar en Movimiento
motor ability
performance
cognition
balance
title Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches
title_full Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches
title_fullStr Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches
title_full_unstemmed Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches
title_short Data base of Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches
title_sort data base of cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from differents sports branches
topic motor ability
performance
cognition
balance
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/61860
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