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Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes

Şükran İribalcı(SELCUK UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-2625-0898
Mert Aydogmus(KARABUK UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-8763-1777
Serkan Revan(SELCUK UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-9056-3514
Yetkin Utku Kamuk(HITIT UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-5976-7503
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2025-09-30
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In conclu-sion, these findings suggest that functional movement screening scores are not significantly associated with static or dynamic balance in this cohort of young female athletes.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigated the relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance performance in young female athletes across various sports disciplines.
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⚙️Variables:Functional Movement Screen · Y-balance test · Flamingo balance test

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This study investigated the relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance performance in young female athletes across various sports disciplines. The sample comprised 27 girls aged 9 to 11 years with at least two years of consistent training in swimming, taekwondo, or volleyball. FMS scores were assessed alongside dynamic balance, measured using the Y-balance test, and static balance, measured using the Flamingo balance test. Given the non-normal distribution of the data, Spearman's rho was employed to examine correlations. Statistical significance was set at p .05). While a moderate negative correlation was observed between body mass index (BMI) and both in-line lunge performance and total FMS scores (p .05). In conclu-sion, these findings suggest that functional movement screening scores are not significantly associated with static or dynamic balance in this cohort of young female athletes.

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İribalcı, Ş., Aydogmus, M., Revan, S., Kamuk, Y. U. (2025). Exploring Functional Movement and Balance in Young Female Athletes. Herkes için Spor ve Rekreasyon Dergisi, Volume: 7 Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1741574

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