Gisladottir, T.; Ramos, J.; Petrović, M. How Does Status of Longitudinal Arch of Feet Affect Sports Performances in Basketball Players in Iceland? Collegium antropologicum 2023, 47, 55–59, doi:10.5671/ca.47.1.7.
Gisladottir, T.; Ramos, J.; Petrović, M. How Does Status of Longitudinal Arch of Feet Affect Sports Performances in Basketball Players in Iceland? Collegium antropologicum 2023, 47, 55–59, doi:10.5671/ca.47.1.7.
Gisladottir, T.; Ramos, J.; Petrović, M. How Does Status of Longitudinal Arch of Feet Affect Sports Performances in Basketball Players in Iceland? Collegium antropologicum 2023, 47, 55–59, doi:10.5671/ca.47.1.7.
Gisladottir, T.; Ramos, J.; Petrović, M. How Does Status of Longitudinal Arch of Feet Affect Sports Performances in Basketball Players in Iceland? Collegium antropologicum 2023, 47, 55–59, doi:10.5671/ca.47.1.7.
Abstract
Basketball is a highly anaerobic game, that consists of high-intensity efforts followed by lower-intensity efforts. Postural deformities can be a limiting factor in achieving maximal performances in basketball. Flat feet are one of the most common deformities and they can lead to poorer performances, discomfort and pain. In this research we made an attempt to link the degree of feet flatness with sports performances among Icelandic adolescent basketball players. A sample of 100 basketball players was tested on a podoscope to establish the degree of feet flatness and all participants performed countermovement jump, 20m sprint and pushups in 30 seconds. No significant correlation was observed between feet status and sports performances. No differences were found between groups with and without flat feet, which indicates that feet flatness was not a limiting factor in achieving better results. However, we state that only strong and healthy feet might lead to excellent performance.
Keywords
flat feet, Clark angle, performances, basketball, trend, correlation.
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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