Comparison of static and dynamic balance activities in blinds dealing with sports at age group of 13-15

-36- SUMMARY In this study, 15 volunteer students, who have been dealing with activite sports of sport club in Ankara Göreneller Blinds Primary Education School had been choosen as experiment group. This group had been consist of total blind, 13-15 age (14.53±0.63), height (167.27±6.49), weight (56.53±9.27) boys. As control group, 15 volunterboy students had also been choosen from the same in the same age range with the criteria of non dealing with any spots activity at the moment of this study. Balance tests had been applied to both experiment and control groups. The volues of both groups are below: Values of Experiment Group: Flamingo balance test: 18.47±2.17 Balancing test on one foot : 69.76±68.82 sn Balance board test: 3.20±0.79 sn Balance providing test: 6.33±2.42 sn Values of Control Group: Flamingo balance test: 12.67±12.57 Balancing test on one foot: 19.58±12.52 sn-37- Balance board test: 2.13+0.79 sn Balance Providing test : 2.54±1.45 sn "z" values of hopping test in both groups had been established as -2.00, While "z" values of dynamic balance test -0.71. Results had been analyzed according to "t" test and method of Wilcoxon (matching test). As the result of statistical analysis, values of balancing on one foot test, balance board test, balance providing test, hopping test had been found meaningful. PO.05. Results of flamingo balance test and dynamic balance test had not been found meaningful.