An Intervention Program Designed to Improve Balance and Power in U14 Alpine Ski-Racers

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dc.contributor.advisorDoyle-Baker, Patricia Katherine
dc.contributor.authorKashluba, Kayla Amanda
dc.contributor.committeememberClark, Marcia L.
dc.contributor.committeememberEmery, Carolyn A.
dc.contributor.committeememberJordan, Matthew J.
dc.contributor.committeememberWestin, Maria
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-01T18:20:15Z
dc.date.available2018-10-01T18:20:15Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-20
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To investigate if a neuromuscular training (NMT) warm-up program during preseason improved lower limb balance and maximal muscular power compared to a standard preseason program in alpine ski-racers 10-13-years-old (U14) after 8-weeks. Methods: Quasi-experimental study design. Participants included n=73 skiers from five Alberta Alpine Ski Association (AASA) ski-clubs. Ski-clubs in the intervention group (n=3) completed 2 15-min coach-delivered NMT warm-ups a week, while the standard of care (SOC) (n=2) ski-clubs completed their standard training; NMT warm-up program included balance, strength, and agility exercises. Performance outcome measures completed at baseline and post –testing included: vertical jump (VJ), star excursion balance test (SEBT) reach distances, and predicted VO2max. Results: Participants in the intervention group demonstrated significant improvements on the VJ and SEBT. Conclusions: Dynamic balance and peak leg power improved post implementation of the NMT warm-up program in U14 alpine ski-racers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKashluba, K. A. (2018). An Intervention Program Designed to Improve Balance and Power in U14 Alpine Ski-Racers (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33063en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33063
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108710
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyKinesiology
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectalpine skiing
dc.subjectnueromuscular
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectwarmup
dc.subjectbalance
dc.subjectpower
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Physicalen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhysiologyen_US
dc.titleAn Intervention Program Designed to Improve Balance and Power in U14 Alpine Ski-Racers
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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