The effect of ankle taping on female athletes' motor performance

The purpose of this research paper was to examine the effect of ankle taping on female athletes' running speed and jumping ability. A total of sixteen female athletes from Ball State University Intercollegiate Teams between the ages of 18-21 served as subjects in this study. The experiment was conducted on two successive days, one day with ankle taping and the other day without ankle taping. The dependent variables were the 40-meter dash, 40-meter zigzag running, standing vertical jump, standing long jump, and standing five-step long jump. Prior to testing all subjects performed a 10-minutes warmup exercise. The dependent t test and a minitab computer program were used for statistical analysis of the data. The ankle taping did not reduce the performance of running and impaired significantly by basketweave ankle taping treatment. The difference in motor performance with ankle taped was small and may not be great enough to impair actual sports participation. It is possible that the more the activities depend on plantar flexion of foot, the more the athlete is affected - taping treatment .School of Physical EducationThesis (M.A.