English abstract
Purpose. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of time recovery after
anteroposterior dynamic balance exercises on sprint with change of direction performance. The
study sample consisted of third- and fourth-year students from the Department of Physical
Education and Sports Sciences for the academic year 2022/2021 at Sultan Qaboos University.
Methods. Twenty male students took part in this study. All members of the research sample
carried out the sprint test with a change of direction 4*5m and the protocol of balance exercises
(front-back) on the right and then the left leg using the balance tool (BOSU). All training units
start with a general warm-up (without flexibility exercises) for ten minutes. After that, a two minute rest before the initial test, 4*5m with change of direction, then a five-minute rest,
afterward, front-back dynamic balance exercise on the right and left legs at an angle of 120
degrees. The duration of the training unit is 10 minutes in the form of three groups, and each
group consists of five repetitions, separated by a rest period of one and a half minutes between
groups, then the second test (4*5m) after a recovery period [0 minute (without rest), 2 minutes
and 6 minutes]. Results. The study showed significant differences in the effect of balance
exercises on the time of the sprint with a change of direction 4*5 m (p<0.001), as well as on
the time of contact with the ground (p<0.01), while there was no effect of balance exercises on
flight time, and the results of the study showed that there were no statistically significant
differences for the effect of rest periods (without rest, 2 minutes and 6 minutes) on the variables
dependent on the study, and the results showed that for the statistical data on the interaction
between balance and recovery time, there were no statistically significant differences (p>0.05)
in all study variables. Conclusion. The current study concluded that balance exercises are an
important requirement. The sprint had a positive effect on the change of direction, 4*5 m, and
the time of contact with the ground, and there was no effect on the flight time, and there was
no effect of the recovery time (without rest, 2 minutes, and 6 minutes) on all study variables
and there was no interaction between balance exercises and recovery time.
