Effects of 8-week plyometric training program on balance, reaction time, and attention on elite adolescent female taekwondo athletes
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Doç. Dr. Harun Genç Bingöl Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mustafa Türkmen Mardin Artuklu University, Türkiye
İrem Tekin
Mardin Artuklu University, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ali Erdem CİĞERCİ Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Veli Volkan Gürses Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Oktay Kızar Munzur Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mehmet Şerif Ökmen Mardin Artuklu University, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. İsmail Polatcan Mardin Artuklu University, Türkiye
Öğr. Gör. Serhat Doğu Gündoğdu Mardin Artuklu University, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Dergi ISSN 2624-9367 Dergi Bilgileri (2026)
Makale Dili – Basım Tarihi 07-2026
Kabul Tarihi – Yayınlanma Tarihi 15-07-2026
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 8 / 1 / 1838014–0 DOI 10.3389/fspor.2026.1838014
Makale Linki https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2026.1838014/full
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Özet
Taekwondo is a complex combat sport requiring high levels of strength, balance, reaction time, attention, agility, and endurance for effective performance under rapid offensive and defensive conditions. This study aimed to investigate the effects of an 8-week plyometric training program on static balance (SB), dynamic balance (DB), reaction time (RT), and attention (AT) in adolescent female taekwondo athletes. Twenty female athletes (age: 14.85 ± 1.53 years; height: 162.27 ± 7.12 cm; body mass: 56.69 ± 6.45 kg) voluntarily participated in the study at the Mardin Halit Demir Martial Arts Club. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (EG, n = 10) or a control group (CG, n = 10). The EG performed plyometric training twice weekly for 8 weeks in addition to regular taekwondo training, while the CG continued only taekwondo training. Static balance was defined as the primary outcome …
Anahtar Kelimeler
attention | balance | female taekwondo athletes | plyometric | reaction time