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标题：Introducing a New Activity-Based Balance Index Using Accelerometer Data and Evaluating It as a Predictor of Skill Level among Elite Junior Soccer Players
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作者：Shahram Lenjannejadian ; Jalil Reisi ; Mehdi Salimi 等
期刊名称：Proceedings
电子版ISSN：2504-3900
出版年度：2020
卷号：54
期号：36
页码：78
DOI：10.3390/proceedings2020049078
语种：English
出版社：MDPI AG
摘要：The aim of this study was to introduce a new activity-based balance index by using accelerometer data. Twenty-seven junior soccer players from the Iranian premier league were selected. Four functional tests, consisting of one leg stance, dynamic Y balance, running and dribbling tests, were conducted to assess the players’ balance, activity and skill. During these four tests, besides their relative scores, the acceleration of their body center was also recorded. Activity-based balance index (ABI) was calculated using these acceleration data. The results showed positive correlations between ABI and both static and dynamic balance scores. Additionally, negative correlations were found between ABI and dribbling scores, which demonstrate the agility required for this skill. It seems that this new index achieves the evaluation of both the balance and the skill level of soccer players. Perhaps this is a new way of talent identification and also a re-development of balance tests from traditional to modern.