Affiliation:
1. School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Dentistry and Rehabilitation Sciences Universidad San Sebastián Providencia Chile
2. Sports Research Centre Miguel Hernández University Elche Spain
3. Universidad Autónoma de Chile Providencia Chile
4. School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health and Dentistry Universidad Diego Portales Santiago Chile
Abstract
The aims of this study were (1) to describe and examine differences in change of direction (COD) performance and the magnitude of asymmetries in para‐footballers with cerebral palsy (CP) and controls and (2) to evaluate the association between COD outcomes and linear sprint performance. Twenty‐eight international para‐footballers with CP and thirty‐nine non‐impaired football players (control group) participated in this study. All participants completed a 10‐m sprint and two attempts of the 505 COD test with the dominant and non‐dominant leg. The COD deficit was calculated using the difference between the 505 test and the 10‐m sprint time, while the asymmetry index was determined by comparing each leg's completion time and COD deficit. Players across groups showed interlimb asymmetries between the dominant and non‐dominant legs in COD outcomes and deficit (p < 0.05, dg = −0.40 to −1.46), although these asymmetries imbalance were not significantly different between the sexes with and without impairment. Males with CP exhibited a faster directional COD speed and a shorter COD deficit than their female counterparts (p < 0.01, dg = −1.68 to −2.53). Similarly, the control group had faster scores than the CP groups of the same sex (p < 0.05, dg = 0.53 to 3.78). Lastly, the female CP group and male control groups showed a significant association between sprint and the COD deficit in the dominant leg (p < 0.05, r = −0.58 to 0.65). Therefore, the use of directional dominance, the COD deficit, and asymmetry outcomes could be helpful for classification purposes to assess the impact of the impairment on sport‐specific activity testing according to sex.
Subject
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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