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Effect of COVID-19 infection on the performance of elite adolescent overhead athletes
Naime Uluğ1, Seyde Büşra Kodak2, Muhammed Ihsan Kodak3
1Atilim University, Department of Physiotherapy &Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey.
Background:
COVID-19 might have a negative impact on sports performance. There are few studies in the literature that assess how the sports performance of adolescent athletes is affected by COVID-19.
Objective:
This study aimed to compare the sports performance of adolescent overhead athletes who had COVID-19 infection with those who had not.
Methods:
The study involved adolescent elite overhead athletes from basketball, volleyball, handball, and tennis. Athletes' performance were assessed using core muscle endurance, hand grip strength, upper extremity functional performance, reaction time and agility performance, and the 3-min step test.
Results:
Study included 47 adolescent overhead athletes (mean age 15.15 ± 1.51 years). The COVID-19 group showed significantly higher Borg Scale scores and decrease in oxygen saturation levels only after the step test (p = 0.02, p = 0.02, respectively). Additionally, COVID-19 group had lower grip strength in both right and left hands compared to the non-COVID group (p = 0.01, p = 0.05, respectively). No significant association was found between core muscle power and endurance, upper extremity functional performance, reaction time and agility performance (p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
Our results showed reduced hand grip strength and increased fatigue following COVID-19 infection in adolescent overhead athletes. Time period after COVID-19 infection had a negative correlation with sports performance and core endurance.
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