Perceptual and Motor Components at Young Football Players

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine some perceptual and motor components level of young football players and to investigate the relationships between perceptual and motor components. Thirty-eight (38) selected football players from different division of Turkey whose mean age was 13.50±.42 years, height 150.00±5.60 cm and body weight 40.00±4.75 kg were tested as voluntarily in this study. This study was conducted in the Riva Orhan Saka Facility of the Turkish Football Federation. The findings indicated that statistically significant relations were observed between visual reaction time and anticipation time and also between sit-ups and sprint time, reaction time and agility times. On the other hands, there is no significant relation was found in other parameters.These findings may be useful for trainer and physical education teachers in the selection process and talent identification and preparing sport education programs.

Improving Coordination of Young Footballers Aged 9-10 Years

“…Good coordination abilities are of key importance for a footballer as the game requires a player to perform quickly and purposefully spatiotemporal movements which involve the use of all motor abilities in constantly changing situations [1][2][3]. Coordination abilities are the functional capabilities of certain organs and structures of the body, the interaction of which determines the coherence of individual elements of movement into a single motor action.…”

“…Though this categorisation seems arguable for the authors of the study in the context of the football games, they tend to agree that there are two coordination abilities of special importance such as the ability to adjust and adapt motor actions and kinesthetic differentiation of movements (ball sensation). In this study, the coordination abilities will be referred to as a condition for optimal control and regulation of motor actions, adequate adaptation to external conditions, as well as speed, stability, and accuracy in learning movements [2]. Since the models of young footballers' training are constantly improving and changing and the practitioners are looking for ways and alternatives to improve the effectiveness of a player, this created a gap that was addressed through implementing the training model based on 12 specifically arranged exercises.…”

Takim Sporu Yapan Öğrenci̇leri̇n Algisal Motor Beceri̇leri̇ni̇n İncelenmesi̇

“…(2015), yaş ortalamaları 8,8 yıl belirlenen spor yapmayan çocuklar ile basketbol altyapısındaki çocukların motor gelişimlerini incelediği çalışmasında kol ve el koordinasyonu, tepkime hızı, görsel motor kontrol, kol hızı ve el becerisi normlarını incelemiştir. Basketbol sporu yapan çocukların bahsedilen becerileri arasında cinsiyetlerine göre anlamlı farklılık bulunmamıştır Bozkurt (2015),. yaş ortalaması 13,5 yıl olan futbol oynayan çocuklarla yaptığı çalışmasında görsel reaksiyon zamanı ve sezinleme zamanı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu belirlemiştir.Poliszczuk ve Mosakowska (2009) ile Akpınar, Devrilmez ve Kirazcı (2012) badminton ve tenis spor dallarında algılama ve önceleme zamanının üst düzey performans için çok önemli bileşenler olduğunu belirtmişlerdir.…”