Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches
Successful performance in each sport requires high ability in various features, including motor and perceptual-cognitive skills. The aim of this study was to compare balance and agility in athletes from several sports branches in order to find out how cognitive functions relate to these parameters....
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| description | Successful performance in each sport requires high ability in various features, including motor and perceptual-cognitive skills. The aim of this study was to compare balance and agility in athletes from several sports branches in order 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 those of 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 was 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-abf92986fc964ed89b2b2353a86286d52025-01-10T21:58:02ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaPensar en Movimiento1659-44362024-09-01222118https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v22i2.56481Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branchesDilara Özen Oruk0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8180-2328Kılıçhan Bayar1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8090-5859Özcan Saygın2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-586XBanu Bayar3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-586XMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TurkeyMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TurkeyMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TurkeyMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TurkeySuccessful performance in each sport requires high ability in various features, including motor and perceptual-cognitive skills. The aim of this study was to compare balance and agility in athletes from several sports branches in order 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 those of 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 was 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/56481motor abilityperformancecognitionbalance |
| spellingShingle | Dilara Özen Oruk Kılıçhan Bayar Özcan Saygın Banu Bayar Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches Pensar en Movimiento motor ability performance cognition balance |
| title | Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches |
| title_full | Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches |
| title_short | Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches |
| title_sort | cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches |
| topic | motor ability performance cognition balance |
| url | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/56481 |
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