The impact of 8-week balance and coordination training to the performance of deaf judokas

The research is an experimental study which was determined the impact of 8-week balance and coordination training to the performance of deaf judokas.The sample of research include totally 30 people who are in Deaf Handicapped Judo National Team (10 boys,5 girls) and Ali Süzer Deaf Handicap Sports Club Deaf Handicapped Judo Team (10 boys,5 girls ). The experimental group mean age as 20.27 ± 4.95, also in the control group as 20.87 ± 7.94 were found. Data of subjects were obtained in the pre-test and post-test. Health Board Report was taken and then athlete licence was got for the deaf handicapped judokas. Ethics committee approval was taken. The experimental group which was entirely formed voluntarily and chosen by randomly, a 90-minute Judo training program was applied for 3 days a week. At the beginning of this training, groups seperated after the warm-up, balance and coordination training which was consisted of 10 different exercises and lasted for 25 minutes was applied to the experimental group. Control group also continued only Judo training. The total duration of training is same both the experimental and control groups. In statistical analysis, SPSS 16.0 package program was used. Statistical results were evaluated at the 95% confidence interval and p <0.05 significance levels. For significance Paired Samples T-Test was applied because groups' pre-test and post-test measurements showed a normal and homogeneous distribution. In the result of the study 8-week balance and coordination trainings, experimental group's flexed arm suspension, 30 seconds sit-ups, 30 seconds push-ups, grip strength, leg strength, body fat percentage (%), maxVO2, from dynamic values stability index , total body standard deviation , open eye, from static balance values; right foot average and front-to-back speed values were found significantly (p<0.05). So it can be said that regular balance and coordination training improves the performance of deaf handicapped judokas, and dynamic stability trainings affect the performance more than static balance trainings. Key Words: Deaf handicapped, judo, training, balance, coordination, performance.