Correlation Between Leg Muscle Power, Flexibility and Shooting Precision in Blind Football: A Study of Malaysian Athletes
摘要
This study investigates the relationship between leg muscle power alongside flexibility and shooting accuracy performance among Malaysian blind football athletes while filling a gap in sports science research that studies adaptive sports for visually impaired participants. The demanding sport of blind football requires an advanced understanding of performance factors that extend past standard physical fitness measurements. Method: Fifteen male blind athletes aged 18 to 39 participated in this quantitative correlational study. The study utilized three specific assessments adopted from three specific evaluations: the standing broad jump test for measuring leg muscle power, the modified sit and reach test for flexibility assessment, and the modified target goal test for shooting accuracy measurement. The analysis used Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient to determine how well variables related to each other. Results: The results showed that shooting accuracy did not correlate with leg muscle power (r = 0.299, p = 0.280) or flexibility (r = 0.278, p = 0.315). Conclusion: The obtained study outcomes contradict established beliefs about how physical fitness measures of muscle power and flexibility help determine blind football performance. The research findings demonstrated auditory and spatial awareness as potential factors that enhance performance outcomes. The research supports developing specialized training programs focusing on sensory and spatial abilities to boost athletic field performance. A refined understanding of adaptive training requirements for visually impaired athletes emerges from this study to guide future research and practical sports science applications.