The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 8-week plyometric training (PT) on the leg power and jump and sprint performance in female soccer players. Eighteen female soccer players from Women Second League (age = 18.2 ± 2.3 years, height = 161.3 ± 5.4 cm, body mass = 56.6 ± 7.2 kg) were randomly assigned to control (n = 9) and plyometric (n = 9) groups. Both groups continued together with regular technical and tactical soccer training for 4 days a week. Additionally, the plyometric group underwent PT for 8 weeks, 1 day per week, 60-minute session duration. During the 8-week period, the control group was hindered from any additional conditioning training. All players' jumps (triple hop, countermovement jump, and standing broad jump), running speed (20 m), and peak power were evaluated before and after 8 weeks. No significant difference was found between the groups at pretest variables (p > 0.05). Significant improvements were found in the posttest of both the groups (p ≤ 0.05), except for 20-m sprint test in the control group (p > 0.05). Triple hop distance, countermovement jump, standing broad jump, peak power, and 20-m sprint test values were all significantly improved in the plyometric group, compared with the control group (p ≤ 0.05). We concluded that short duration PT is an improved important component of athletic performance in female soccer players. The results indicate that safe, effective, and alternative PT can be useful to strength and conditioning coaches, especially during competition season where less time is available for training.

The aim of the present study was to examine how to speed, explosive strength, and kicking speed are affected by a 10-week plyometric training (PT) program in elite female soccer players. Twenty adult players from Women First League (age=19.3±1.6year, height=163.3±4.7cm, body mass=56.6±6.1kg) were divided into plyometric group (PG) and control group (CG). Both the groups performed technical and tactical training and matches together. PG performed PT 2 times per week for 10 weeks. No significant difference was found between the groups at pretest variable (p>0.05). The significant improvement was found in the posttest of both groups (p0.05). Sprint, counter movement jump, standing broad jump, peak power and kicking speed test values were all significantly improved in the PG, as compared with the CG (p<0.05). The results indicated that safe and effective PT can be useful to strength and conditioning coaches for explosive strength.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of menstruation cycle on sportswomen performing team sports. In the study, it is practiced an 18-questioned survey to 40 footballer, 40 handball players, 40 volleyball players and 40 basketball players doing sports at a distinguished level being as in total 160 sportswomen related to their menstruation cycle. Frequency and variation analysis is used for the analysis of the data being obtained in the study. Menstruation beginning ages successively 13.02 years, 13.05 years, 13.04 years, and 13.66 years. In all of the athletes normally there is an irregularity with menstruation at a rate of 19.4 percent. It is observed that ten percent of athletes used drug during sports event, 8.8 percent menstruation cycle is painful, 35.6 percent is painless, 55.6 percent is sometimes experienced painful. After menstruation 78.1 percent of athletes stated feeling themselves well. The phase athletes feel themselves the worst is the pre-menstruation phase with the rate of 10.1 percent. During the menstruation phase 19.9 percent of athletes stated that their performance is the same, 2.5 percent stated that better. It is concluded that menstruation cycle does not affect the performance of the athletes taking part in the study.

The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of basic motor skills of pre-school children between the ages 4-6 with the help of a movement education program. Another purpose was to provide support to the activity development of a pre-school educational program. Participation was voluntary and 70 children (experimental group=35 and control group=35) took part in this study. The control group attended regular pre-school educational program while the experimental group was given movement education program for an academic year (3 days a week, 1 hour for each day). Paired sample t-test for the assessment of pre and post-tests was used between groups. Independent sample t-test was used for intergroup comparisons. Results show a significant difference for experimental and control group, (p<0.01) for motor skills. As a result, it was found in this research which was carried out to investigate motor development of children between 4-6 years old that education programme caused a significant difference in motor development children in experimental group. Consequently, it was determined that education programme positively affected motor development properties of children.