Author(s): Sandip Sinha and Dr. Anil Mili

Abstract:
The core of our body is mainly considered as the central part of the body and anatomically called as the torso or trunk. All the functional movements made by an individual depend on the core of the body. A lack of core muscular development can not only lead to various sports injuries, but also affect the degree of performance among athletes. An individual’s ability to stabilize the core is said to have a better core stability. The core is greatly involved in aiding various movements in the body. Football is a team sport known as soccer in USA and Canada, demanding a very good physical fitness and motor skills and abilities. Core stability has its direct impact on the various components of physical fitness – strength, speed, power, agility, readiness, etc. and training load bearing capacity of an athlete; optimization of all these elements and factors can be achieved through core stability. Understanding the growing demand for the standard of football players especially in various tactical systems – total football, anti-football, catenaccio, tiki-taka, etc. and fast recovery from sports injuries, the core stability need to be optimized for better results. Thus, the purpose of the study is to find out the effectiveness of core stability to improve motor skills among football players.

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