Balance abilities of junior ice hockey players.

CONCLUSIONS: Hockey players who possess a highly developed postural control strategy have a superior ability to compensate for unexpected postural disturbances and collisions, and thus possess a strong competitive advantage. Therefore, testing the balance abilities of hockey players under static and dynamic conditions may be useful for evaluating their competitive performance levels.
PMID: 32734754 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness - August 1, 2020 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Source Type: research