Introduction: Due to the lack of vision in Goalball players and their poor posture, movement patterns is affected players. Changes in movement patterns will also cause compensatory movement patterns, muscle tension, overuse and will eventually cause injury. For this reason, the necessity of Functional movement screen test of the players Goalball be considered. Several studies have shown that defects in the core stability can lead to reduced effectiveness of correct movement patterns. But no study has examined the effect of core stability training on motor function Goalball players. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks of Core stability training on Functional movement screen test of elite Goalball players.
Methodology: The subjects of this study were 26 elite Goalball players. The players randomized into two groups, experimental (n = 13) and control (n = 13) groups. Functional movement screen (FMS) tests was used for evaluation. Both groups before and after the eight weeks of training, participated in Functional movement screen test. After pre-test, the experimental group Core stability exercises using a Swiss ball exercises that had taken from kahle (2009) was conducted three days a week for 8 weeks. The control group did usal exercises Goalball. To analyze the data and given that the assumption of normal distribution of data And there was confirmed a linear relationship between the dependent variable and the variety, So, to test the hypotheses, analysis of Ancova was used in the 0/05.
Results: Analysis of variance showed that the average adjusted the Functional Movement Screen Test group core stability exercises (M=16.72) and control (M=16.2) there is a significant difference in elite athletes (F(1,23)=6.13 ,p 0.021, η 2 0.21).
Discussion: The positive effect of core stability training on Functional movement screen test Goalball players, This training focuses on core stabilization muscles constructive role. Because the central region endpoints, junction and get all chains moving force during all activities, including sports activities is dynamic, Power control, balance, and movement of the central body, upper and lower extremity kinetic chain performance to maximize. it is recommended that core stability exercises be used as an effective way to improve sportive performance and prevention from injury.