The Relationship between Functional Movement Screening Scores and Motor Performance of Physical Education and Sports Department Students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between functional movement screening test (FMST (TM)) and motor performance. A Total of 23 participants in Physical Education and Sports Teaching department with the mean age 21.13 +/- 0.91 years; height 179.86 +/- 4.88 cm, body weight 74.21 +/- 8.81kg and body mass index (BMI) 22.93 +/- 2.48 kg/m(2) were included in the study. A total of 7 movements were evaluated for the FMST (TM) according to the test protocol. In determining the motor performances of the participants; hand grip strength test, seat and reach test, 505 agility test, vertical jump and anaerobic power test, 10m sprint test, 100m speed test and dynamic balance board test were used. Spearman correlation and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for statistical analysis of the data, and the significance level was accepted as p<0.05. As a result, a positive relationship was found between the flexibility and FMST (TM) scores of the participants (p<0.05). No relationship was found between motor performance with FMST (TM) scores (p>0.05). When the variables of the motor performances and the FMST (TM) test scores of the participants were compared according to the variable of success, a significant difference was found between the flexibility and the FMST (TM) scores success variable (p<0.05). As a result, it can be said that the success of FMST (TM) has a relationship with and effect on flexibility, which is one of the components of motor performance, and it has no relation with and effect on strength, speed, agility, sprint.