Functional movement quality, dynamic balance and injury prevalence in adolescent soccer players: comparison with sedentary adolescents

Functional movement quality and dynamic balance are key components that play an important role in relation to injury prevalence in adolescent athletes. Rapid growth and neuromuscular changes during mid-adolescence can increase susceptibility to movement deficiencies and sports-related injuries. Comparing physically active and sedentary adolescents within the same methodological framework may contribute to a better understanding of modifiable injury prevalence factors. A total of 184 adolescents