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Practical Applications of Core Stability in Youths: the use of swiss balls

Practical Applications of Core Stability in Youths: the use of swiss balls. Brad McGregor BHMS (App) Grad Cert Ex Med. What do swiss balls do?. Provide an unstable environment Emphasise stabiliser development Develop proprioception & balance Provide variety Emphasise optimal posture.

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Practical Applications of Core Stability in Youths: the use of swiss balls

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  1. Practical Applications of Core Stability in Youths: the use of swiss balls Brad McGregor BHMS (App) Grad Cert Ex Med

  2. What do swiss balls do? • Provide an unstable environment • Emphasise stabiliser development • Develop proprioception & balance • Provide variety • Emphasise optimal posture

  3. Individual considerations • Desire of the athlete • Maturity of the athlete • Qualified supervision & guidance • AGS & associated musculoskeletal conditions • Supportive family & social environment

  4. What do young athletes need? • Challenge • Variety • Socialisation • Connective tissue strength • ABC (agility/balance/coordination) • Reaction time

  5. Multilateral development High Performance Specialised Training Multilateral Development

  6. Multilateral development Children & Sports Training, Jozef Drabik

  7. Structural Anatomy 3 divisions of muscles: i) Core to core ii) Core to extremity iii) Extremity to extremity Proprioceptors: • Golgi tendon organs • Muscle spindles • Joint kinaesthetic receptors

  8. Important structures • Transverse abdominus • Thoracolumbar fascia • Multifidus • Internal/external obliques • Hip flexors

  9. How can they benefit young athletes? • Replication of any movement pattern: - sport specificity - cross-training • Improved motor skill • Core development = power to extremities • Injury prevention & longevity in sport • Strength training = motor unit recruitment

  10. What is inappropriate? • Heavy resistance during AGS • Poor technique combined with heavy resistance • High volume, repetitive training loads • Lactate accumulation (pre AGS) • Too complex &/or too fast too soon

  11. Sample exercises • Sitting progressions • Prone ball roll • Jack-knife • Hip extensions • Seated med ball throws • Russian twists • Supine upper body rotations

  12. Other tools we can use • Medicine balls • Wobble boards • Trampolines • Imagination!!

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