An experimental study on the effect of fatigue on agility and balance in male recreational football players

Background: Fatigue stands as a key injury contributor in sports, affecting attributes to such agility and balance. Although elite and sub elite athletes have been studied, the research gap lies in investigating fatigue's impact on agility and balance in recreational football players, which this study aims to address. The study aims to find out the effect of fatigue on these components in young men aged between 18-25 years. Methods: A total of 40 male students aged 18-25 years volunteered to participate as subjects based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The descriptive data age, weight and height were collected from each participant. Agility was assessed using T-test and balance was assessed using Y balance test. After taking their agility and balance scores, fatigue was induced in the participants via sprint fatigue tests. Pre- and post-values were collected for statistical analysis in order to assess the difference between agility and balance Results: The average agility T-test score before inducing fatigue was 12.34 sec 93.42 and 92.47 for Y balance test in right and left respectively and 13.82sec 89.54 and 90.37 after inducing fatigue. The mean fatigue score among the test individuals was 93.32±5.66%. Conclusions: The study concludes that with increase in fatigue persons agility and balance declines, which could lead to injuries. With this study we are reviewing that the negative effect of fatigue in male recreational players is similar to that in elite and sub elite population.