Comparison of upper and lower extremity functions after progressive rope skip training in adolescent athletes playing basketball

The aim of this study; to compare the lower and upper extremity performance parameters of basketball players after this training program. Thirty-seven (N: 37) athletes with a mean age of 14.71 years playing basketball at the Galatasaray Sports Club were included in the study. In the first stage of the study, the demographic characteristics, training information and position of the athletes were questioned. The athletes were randomly divided into two groups as training group (n: 19; F / M: 6/13) and control group (n: 18; F / M; 6/12). All subjects underwent lower and upper extremity performance tests before progressive skipping training. Seated Medicine Ball Throw (SMBT), Seated Shot Put Test (SSPT) and Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) were used for upper extremity strength assessment and Y-Balance Test Upper Extremity (YBTUE) was used for balance assessment. Horizontal Jump (HJ) test was used to evaluate the lower extremity. In addition, agility and balance assessments Figure 8 Hop Test (Fig8) and Y-Balance Test Lower Extremity (YBTLE) test were used. All subjects continued their normal training programs in the middle of the season after the first evaluation. The athletes in the training group, unlike the control group athletes, were included in the skipping program three times a week for eight weeks. At the end of 8 weeks, all athletes were evaluated by SMBT, SSPT, CKCUEST, YBTUE, YBTLE, HJ and Fig8 tests. SSPT, CKCUE, Fig8 and HJ tests performed in the training group showed a statistically positive difference between the athletes in the training group. (P≤0,05). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the Y-Balance tests performed for lower and upper extremity for balance evaluation (p> 0.05). In basketball athletes who played in infrastructure teams, we thought that rope skipping training for pliometric exercise could improve strength and stabilization of upper extremity, agility in lower extremity and jump to yacht parameters Key Words: rope Jump , basketball, Agility, strength, balance, upper extremity, lower extremity.