Effects of Elastic Band Training in Youth Dance Sport Athletes

Krissanat Putthithanasombat¹, Sarawut Kusump², Sawetree Pakkarato¹, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth³, Manatsiri Khongrassame¹

Affiliation : ¹ Department of Social Science: Sport and Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Liberal Arts, The Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand ² Regional Sports Science Section, Sport Authority of Thailand Region 3, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand ³Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Objective: To evaluate if the elastic band training was beneficial in dance sport athletes.
Materials and Methods: This was an intervention, pre- and post-test study and conducted at Nakhon Ratchasima Dance Club. The inclusion criteria were youth dance sport athletes who had an age between 11 and 17 years and agreed to participate the present study. The intervention of this study was elastic band training for eight weeks; three times per weeks with the 16 postures. At baseline and at the end of the study, participants were evaluated for the five outcomes including 3-minute step up and down, 30-second modified push-ups, 60-second sit-ups, sit and reach test, and body mass index.
Results: There were 10 youth dance sport athletes participated the present study; five male and five female athletes. The average age (SD) of the participants was 13.00 (2.21) years. Among five outcomes, four outcomes were significantly increased from the baseline except body mass index. The 3-minute step up and down was increasing from 176.90 to 396.60 with the highest t score of -15.51 (p<0.01), while the 60-second sit-ups had the smallest t score of 2.684 (41.00 to 46.40; p=0.03).
Conclusion: The eight-week intervention of the elastic band training significantly improved physical fitness and balance in the youth dance sport athletes.

Received 12 February 2024 | Revised 13 June 2024 | Accepted 20 June 2024
DOI: 10.35755/jmedassocthai.2024.S01.S91-S94

Keywords : Fitness; Adolescent; Balance; Strength

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