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Internal or External Focus in Girl Volleyball Players?

NCT06817369 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-02-10

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Summary

The subject of the research is to examine the effects of training given with internal and external focus on sports performance in young and adolescent girl volleyball players. The aim of this study is to compare the effects of training given with internal and external focus on balance, jumping, hand-eye coordination and flexibility in order to improve sports performance in young and adolescent girl volleyball players.Data will be collected between 01.02.2024-01.01.2025 from individuals who accepted the research in the junior and adolescent girls' volleyball team affiliated with the Malatya Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The individuals in the junior and adolescent girls' volleyball team included in the study by the researchers will be randomly divided into 2 groups.A minimum of 15 people for each 2 groups will be included in the study. Balance, jumping, hand-eye coordination and flexibility training using internal focus for the 1st group. The second group will be given balance, jumping, hand-eye coordination and flexibility training using external focus. In the study, both groups will receive the same exercise training, for the same duration and frequency. Only exercise management guidelines will be differentiated. Balance (static and dynamic), jumping performance, hand-eye coordination and flexibility will be evaluated before and after exercise training.

Conditions

  • Internal and External Focus

Interventions

OTHER

Exercises given with internal focus instructions

Both groups of girl volleyball players will be given 5 exercises. Exercise 1: Hands-free vertical jump (the movement of an individual jumping from a certain point and then jumping back to the same point) Exercise 2: Training in catching and throwing the ball thrown by the physiotherapist while the individual remains stationary for 30 seconds in the lunge position Exercise 3: Weight transfer on balance beam Exercise 4: Stretching the hamstring and trunk muscles / Bending the trunk while standing upright and touching the toes to the ground exercise Exercise 5: Exercise used in Wall Catch Coordination test Each exercise will be 3 sets of 10 repetitions / 1-2 minutes of rest between each set.

OTHER

Exercises given with external focus instructions

Both groups of girl volleyball players will be given 5 exercises. Exercise 1: Hands-free vertical jump (the movement of an individual jumping from a certain point and then jumping back to the same point) Exercise 2: Training in catching and throwing the ball thrown by the physiotherapist while the individual remains stationary for 30 seconds in the lunge position Exercise 3: Weight transfer on balance beam Exercise 4: Stretching the hamstring and trunk muscles / Bending the trunk while standing upright and touching the toes to the ground exercise Exercise 5: Exercise used in Wall Catch Coordination test Each exercise will be 3 sets of 10 repetitions / 1-2 minutes of rest between each set.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-06-01
Completion
2024-12-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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