The core of performance in adolescent cricket pace bowlers: Trunk muscle stability, maybe, but not strength-endurance and thickness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The trunk connects the upper and lower limbs and transfers energy during movement. Exploring the role of the trunk muscles in bowling performance affords us the opportunity to uncover potential mechanisms to improve bowling performance.

Objectives

To investigate the association between bowling performance and trunk muscle stability, strength-endurance and thickness in adolescent pace bowlers.

Methods

Adolescent pace bowlers participated in this cross-sectional study. Trunk muscle stability was measured using Sahrmann's Stability Scale, strength-endurance using the Bourbon Trunk Muscle Strength Test and thickness of the abdominal wall and lumbar multifidus muscles using ultrasound imaging.

Results

Forty-six pace bowlers with a mean age of 15.9 ±1.2 ye

SUBMITTER: Olivier FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9924598 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature