The effects of postural control and balance qualities on technical skills and movement profiles in small-sided games as to football

Small-sided games (SSG) have become a popular theme in training and researches due to the fact that they reflect the cross sectional parts of the football matches. In recent literature, it is shown in the physical and technical qualities that the level of balance of the footballers plays a critical role under harsh conditions as well as increasing some technical qualities. However, a study in which balance level is associated with the physical and technical qualities in small-sided games has not been encountered yet. The aim of this thesis is to examine the relations between technical and physical parameters in small-sided games and balance ability of footballers that train regularly. The research group of the study consisted of 16 young footballers. In the first phase players' postural stability tests and in the second phase the 5 and 20-meter- sprint tests along with 1:1 games were done, and one week later 2:2 and 3:3 small-sided games were carried out. As a result of the correlation analysis done between data as to variances, it was observed that dominant leg balance levels are associated with the players' velocities in small-sided games including 3:3 players. Correlations between dominant leg and eyes-close bipedal balance levels of the players and technical parameters such as tackle, shoot, pass, effective passes were found. According to this study, there is an interaction between balance and technical parameters; thus, balance training should be the essential part of the training.