The Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises on Balance and Anaerobic Performance of Female Volleyball Players

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of six-week bosu ball stabilization exercises on the balance and anaerobic performance of female volleyball players. A total of 15 female volleyball players who play in Kazan Belediye Sports Club in Women's Second League of Turkish Volleyball Federation (aged 23,5 ± 4,0 years, height: 1,73 ± 0,08 m, body weight: 66,4 ± 9,1 kg, sports age: 11,6 ± 5,1 years) voluntarily participated in the study. As part of the study, the volleyball players were subjected to balance, vertical jump, core stabilization, standing jump, medicine ball throwing and 30 meter speed and agility tests for two times before the training schedule and after six weeks. The athletes underwent an exercise program of core stabilization with bosu ball for about 20 minutes before warm-up for three days a week for six weeks. The data obtained were evaluated using the IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 statistical program. After the 6-week core stabilization exercise program, a statistically significant increase was found in anaerobic performance (p<0.05), but no statistically significant difference was found in balance performance of the group. At the end of six weeks of training, it was found that anaerobic performance was affected positively but the training made no change in the balance performance.