Static One-Legged Balance in Soccer Players during Use of a Lifted Leg

Abstract

The goal was to describe static one-legged balance during use of a lifted leg and to compare balance between the dominant and nondominant legs of soccer players. Participants were 17 male soccer players and 17 untrained male students (control). Balance ability was evaluated with four sway measures: sway velocity, anterior–posterior sway, medial–lateral sway, and high-frequency sway. Soccer players had smaller magnitude mean anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sway than untrained students. Although mean sway velocity and anterior–posterior sway were higher with the dominant leg than in the nondominant leg of the control group, there was no significant difference on any sway factor between the two legs of the soccer group. In conclusion, the soccer players were observed to have superior static one-legged balance during use of a lifted leg, and there is no difference in balance for the two legs in the soccer group.