Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a difference between the balance performances of the winners and losers by making the sub-elite taekwon players have simulation competitions. 16 volunteer sub-elite male taekwondo players participating in national and international competitions participated in the research. Participants were matched according to their body weight categories. Each participant has played 1 (one) match with their opponent in their own category according to WTF (World Taekwondo Federation) rules. Before the competition, height was measured by SECA, Germany, and body weight was Tanita, Japan, and balance performance was measured using Tecno Body PK252 after the competition. IBM SPSS Statistics 24 was used in the analysis of the obtained data. Percentage, frequency, average and standard deviations were used for the identifiable statistics of participants. The normality test of the obtained data was tested with the Shapiro-Wilk test. For the analysis of normal non-distributed data, the Mann Whitney U test was used. According to the results of the study, the winning and losing taekwondoces found no difference between the static balance components of the closed eye and open eye balance, perimeter, ellips area, FB, ML, COP-X and COP-Y values. As a result, it is believed that the static balance components do not have an effect on the competitive success of the taekwondors alone and that they have an effect on the competitive success of the other motor components. According to these results, the determination of physical, physiological and psychological factors that influence the competitive performance of athletes will contribute to the field of sports sciences.