The effects of leg preference and leg dominance on static and dynamic balance performance in highly-trained tennis players.

ABSTRACT: In this study, 90 (51 males, 39 females) tennis players performed single-leg quiet stance and single-leg landing tasks. For the static standing task, center-of pressure (CoP) velocities, amplitudes, frequency and area were calculated. For the landing tasks, time to stabilization as well as dynamic postural stability index were considered. The analysis of differences between the legs was done based on two methods for a priori determination of leg preference, one based on the preference of kicking a ball and one based on the preference for single-leg jumping. An additional analysis was done based on the leg dominance (determined post hoc), based on the observed performance of the tasks. In case of the classification based on kicking a ball, there was a statistically significantly lower CoP a

SUBMITTER: Kozinc Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8584696 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature