This study aimed to analyze the effect of the 8-week swimming training applied to secondary school students on their motor skills and 50-meter freestyle swimming ratings. 24 students having swimming license in the age range of 11 to 14 participated in the study voluntarily. Munich fitness test (MFT) protocol was used to determine the motor skill…

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of core exercises on swimmers Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test scores and swimming performance. A total of 32 volunteer children aged 12-15 participated in this study. Participants were separated into 3 main groups: the control group (CG; N = 10) that did not perform any exercises, the swimming…

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of static and dynamic core exercises applied to football players aged 10-12 years on some physical fitness characteristics. The mean age of 12,4±0,4 years, average body weight of 43,2±0.31 kg, average height of 153,5±0.32 cm and average age of 4.32 years in sports, 32 male football players who…

The purpose of this study is to increase awareness among physical education teachers by analyzing the trends in reaching exercise programs on the Google platform during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The exercise trends sought on the Google Trends platform between March 2020 and March 2021, when the pandemic was most intense, were…

Firefighting is arduous work and it requires a high level of physical fitness and readiness. The purpose of this study is to assess the physical fitness and readiness levels of the Turkish firefighters and investigate the effects of 12-week exercise on firefighters' fitness levels. The study was an experimental study in which 41 firefighters were…

This paper focuses on the effects of plyometric trainings on upper extremity anaerobic power and shotspeed in 20 volunteer male handball players, who are in the men's handball team at Süleyman Demirel University. Players were randomly divided into two groups as handball training group (HTG) and plyometric training group (PTG). While HTG continued…

Futsal is a team game with high physical demands of players. Agility, aerobic and anaerobic power outputs of the players support the success in the game. 24 male players attending the Kafkas University having played futsal in the school team for at least one year participated in the study. The players were separated into two groups. The…

The present study aims to analyze football players' percentages of shot on target and level of self-confidence in different leagues. The sample of the study consisted of 70 football players who regularly play in Tier 1, Tier 2 and Regional Amateur League in Yozgat province of Turkey. Football players' demographic data were obtained using a…

Kickbox is one of the modern martial sports. The psychophysiological demands of a kickbox competition require that athletes achieve high thresholds in various aspects of physical fitness. The aim of this study is to analyze and evaluate the physiological properties of kickbox athletes and the activity profile properly in order to put forward…

This study was conducted on a total of 16 female students studying at the 1st grade of Bingöl University, School of Physical Education and Sports. Students participated in the study voluntarily and divided into 8 experimental groups (EG) and 8 control groups (CG). In the study, height, body weight, dominant hand grip strength, non-dominant hand…

The aim of this study is to examination of some physical and biomotor parameters of Turkey National Junior Women Boxing Team during six-week training camp before European Championship. 27 boxers from Turkey National Junior Women Boxing Team participated in the research. The age of the boxers was x¯=15.85±0.45 years, the height of boxers was…

In order to monitor training effects and physical developments in elite sports, it may be beneficial to perform anthropometric measurements and physical fitness tests regularly. In this study, the relationship between the anthropometric properties and physical fitness values of elite figure skating athletes were investigated. 21 elite athletes in…

This study was conducted to explore attitudes and problem solving skills of physical training and sports students. The participants of the study were 260 students (111 female and 149 male) attending Kastamonu University School of Physical Training and Sports. The data collection tools used in the study were "personal information form"…

Objective: This study aims at investigating the relationship between agility performance and perception and decision-making mechanisms of female basketball players. Materials and Methods: A total of seventeen elite female basketball player playing in Second League in Turkey Basketball Federation participated in this study voluntarily. The mean age…

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of suspension training on agility and strength performance in elite male basketball players. The study was carried out on Demir Insaat Büyükçekmece male U-21 basketball players who are the members of one of the U-21 teams of the Turkish Basketball Federation. 20 volunteer basketball players with…