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Core Strength Training, Anthropometry, and Postural Control in Youth Optimist Sailors
Sponsor: University of Foggia
Summary
Optimist dinghy sailing is a highly demanding youth watersport characterized by prolonged, high-intensity isometric hiking postures and rapid dynamic weight shifts required to preserve boat trim, balance, and sail power output. The core (lumbar-pelvic-hip complex) functions as the central dynamic link in transferring kinetic forces between the lower limbs and trunk during continuous open-water maneuvers. This study is designed as a 12-week randomized controlled interventional trial to evaluate the effects of a periodized, circuit-based Core Strength Training (CST) program integrated into routine Technical Sailing Training (TST) compared to TST alone. Primary endpoints evaluate adaptations in the anthropometric profile (skinfold thickness, circumferences, muscle mass percentage) and postural control parameters (Center of Pressure displacement and sway velocity measured via computerized force platform posturography) in competitive youth Optimist sailors.
Official title: Core Strength Training Influences Anthropometric Profile And Postural Control In Optimist Sailors
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2026-09
Completion Date
2027-01
Last Updated
2026-09-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Core Strength Training (CST)
12-week periodized, circuit-based core training (3 sessions/week, 8 stations, 3 sets, \~30 min/session) progressing from foundational bodyweight stability to dynamic overload and surface instability.
Technical Sailing Training (TST)
Standardized open-water technical sailing training (3-4 hours/session, 3 sessions/week) focusing on hiking postures, boat-handling drills, tactical training, and balance optimization.
Locations (1)
Outdoor Open-Water Sailing Facility & High-Performance Athletic Training Center
Foggia, FG, Italy