Background: Proprioception, the ability to sense the body’s position and movement, is essential for athletic performance and physical well-being. The literature highlights the importance of proprioceptive training in rehabilitation, sports performance, injury prevention, and motor function enhancement. Targeted training programs can improve balance, coordination, motor learning, and overall physical performance. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of proprioceptive training methods on sports and athletic performance. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted using the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases, and a literature review was performed based on the PICO criteria outlined in the abstract and title. Results: Following the search, 178 articles were identified using relevant keywords, of which 19 directly addressed sports performance and were included in this study. The findings revealed that proprioceptive training had a positive influence on various aspects of athletic performance, including physiological capacity, balance, explosive strength, speed, agility, postural stability, knee joint position sense, muscle activation, reduction of chronic joint instability, dribbling, passing, and technical ball-control skills. Conclusions: These results indicate that proprioceptive training can be an effective strategy for experts and coaches to enhance athletes’ physical performance. Primarily, proprioceptive exercises should be used inside and outside the training sessions to enable athletes to interact more effectively with their bodies, reduce the risk of injury, and improve power transfer.

Background: Soccer is a dynamic sport that involves high-intensity running, changes of direction, jumping and contact. Therefore, a proper warm-up duration is of great importance to optimize players'performance and minimize the risk of injury. Methods: This study examined the responses of amateur young 16 players (age = 17.00 ± 0.81 years; height = 177.38 ± 5.50 cm; weight = 64.50 ± 5.45 kg) 25 min (min), 15 min and 8 min warm-up duration in 4 v 4 small-sided games (SSGs) with mini-goal formats. Participants are assessed using the Participant Classification Framework, they are categorized under Tier 2: Trained/Developmental. The SSG interventions were randomly assigned to three training intervention groups. The features of SSG are determined as size; 25 × 32 m, bout; 4 × 4 min, resting; 4 min. Before the SSG, same protocol was applied at different times in all warm-ups. Warm-up protocols consisted of 13 sections. The intervention time in each section decreased parallel to the total 25 min, 15 min and 8 min warm-up times. The rating of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate (HR) responses, distance covered and technical activities were consistently recorded during all SSG sessions. A one-way repeated-measures ANOVA was used to assess significant differences in performance among the different warm-up duration. Results: After the interventions, HR, total player load (TPL), successful passes (SP), unsuccessful passes (USP), interceptions and lost ball results demonstrated significant difference between the 25-min, 15-min and 8-min warm-up durations (p < 0.05). Total distance, velocity, RPE and enjoyment results showed no significant difference between the 25-min, 15-min and 8-min warm-up duration (p > 0.05). Results indicate that a 15-min warm-up duration provides an optimal balance between physiological and technical preparation, leading to improved HR responses, SP and interceptions compared to the 25-min and 8-min warm-ups. The 25-min warm-up decreased USP and lost ball occurrences compared to the 15-min and 8-min warm-ups. The 8-min warm-up resulted in a lower TPL, indicating reduced physiological demands. Conclusions: The 15-min warm-up duration emerged as an optimal protocol, offering a time-efficient approach that enhances both technical performance and physiological readiness while avoiding unnecessary fatigue. This finding provides practical implications for coaches and practitioners in designing warm-up routines that maximize match readiness without overexertion.

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of game formats on soccer players' internal load and technical responses during small-sided games (SSGs) of the 2-a-side and 4-a-side. Twenty-four male soccer players played three SSGs: possession, mini-goal (MG), and goalkeeper (GK). The SSG interventions were randomly allocated to six training intervention groups using SSGs performed in possession, MG, and GK game formats. The internal load was assessed using the perceived exertion (RPE), enjoyment scale, and visual analog scale (VAS) rating during each SSG session. Mental Readiness Form-3 (MRF-3) was evaluated pre- and post-game for mental preparedness. Technical actions were also conducted using video footage captured during all SSG sessions. A one-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was performed to evaluate any significant differences in performance across the different SSGs. Following the interventions, RPE and VAS scores differed considerably between the MG and GK games in the 2-a-side game (P

Purpose: This systematic review aims to describe and summarise the effects of Pilates exercises (PE) on athletic performance in athletes. Methods: The published literature was reviewed in the electronic databases of PubMed, Web of Science, and SCOPUS between 01.01.2010 and 01.01.2022. The articles were determined according to the PICO criteria (population, application, comparison, and results) using the keywords "pilates training", "pilates exercises", and "pilates and athlete performance" in the title and abstract sections. The titles and abstracts of articles were screened for relevance to the main research topic of this study. Results: A total of 151 articles were identified from the database search. Twelve articles were included in the systematic review. The results showed that the studies carried out PE practice between four weeks and 14 weeks. Also, it was found that, PE helps to improve postural stability, static and dynamic balance, agility, muscle strength, flexibility, core strength, muscular endurance, general sprint performance, VO2 max level, coordination, and technical skills in athletes. Conclusion: Coaches and sports performance specialists can help athletes improve their physical performance and core strength levels by including PE in their training programmes.

Duygusal zekâ bireyin kendini tanımasıyla birlikte başka insanlarla iletişim iletişim kurması ve bu iletişim sonucunda oluşan duyguları tanıması açısından insan hayatında önemli rol oynar. Sporcuların hayatında büyük bir öneme sahip olan duygular, fark edilmeli ve yönlendirilmelidir. Duygusal zekâ bu bağlamda büyük bir öneme sahiptir. Araştırma elit seviyedeki güreş ve atletizm branşlarındaki kadın sporcuların duygusal zekâ seviyelerini düzeylerini belirlemek için yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi, elit düzeyde kadın atletizm ve güreş takımlarında ve milli takımlarda halen aktif olarak görev alan 125 (77 atletizm ve 48 güreş) kadın sporcudan oluşmuştur. Çalışmada araştırmacı tarafından belirlenen demografik özellikler bilgi formu ve Schutte (1998) 33 soru olarak tarafından geliştirilen Sporda Duygusal Zekâ Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Ölçek Lane ve ark., (2009) tarafından sporcular için uyarlanmış, Adiloğulları ve Görgülü (2015) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlaması yapılmıştır. Araştırmadan çıkan sonuçlara göre; atletizm ve güreş branşlarında elit seviyede mücadele eden kadın sporcuların uluslararası derece değişkeninde göre kendi duygularını değerlendirme alt boyutunda anlamlı farklılık olduğu saptanmıştır. (P.05). Yaş değişkenine bakıldığında duyguların kullanımı ve duyguları düzenleme alt boyutlarında ise anlamlı farklılık olduğu görülmüştür(P.05).

This study investigated the effects of positive and negative coach encouragement (CE) on young soccer players' physical test performance and technical abilities. A single-blind, time-parallel experimental research model was developed. Nineteen young soccer players (age = 16.95 ± 0.78 years) voluntarily participated in the study. This study was conducted in two stages. In the first part, soccer players were subjected to different tests to determine their speed, agility, jumping, balance, and aerobic fitness level without any encouragement from the coach. These tests were performed with the CE in the second part. According to the study findings, positive CE was more effective than negative CE on the aerobic fitness level , sprint, jump, and zig-zag without ball test performances (p<0.05). The results of this study emphasize the significance of verbal CE in enhancing the physical and technical capabilities of young soccer players. By providing positive and motivating feedback, coaches can positively impact players' performance and contribute to their overall development and success in sports.