Prone plank test base core muscle strength contribution to anticipate the risk of ankle injury for soccer player

Rationale and purpose Football is the most commonly injured sport, especially ankle injuries. The number of risk factors associated with ankle injuries include warming up, coach knowledge, the physical condition of athletes, and socioeconomic circumstances of athletes. Ankles require strong muscles, especially for soccer players. activities that are too frequent and heavy will potentially cause injury. At the age of adolescents where in growth can affect the risk of injury that can affect in the future. Core muscles play an essential role in body control. The core muscle is vital for stabilizing the lower limbs and ankle joints. Core muscles can be measured with a prone plank test. Sensorimotor ankle mechanism joints are influenced against the risk of an ankle injury. Discussion for core muscle as an intervention against ankle injuries has been a lot, but predictions to anticipate the risk of ankle injury are very low, especially in football players. This study aims to determine the contribution of muscle strength using the prone plank test to anticipate ankle risk in football players. Material and Methods The study respondents were 44 student football players aged between 13-15 years. This study used product-moment correlation analysis. Results The results showed that core muscle strength contributed to the risk of ankle injury by 31.82%. In addition, the product-moment correlation showed that core muscle strength contributed to the risk of ankle injuries (p≤0.05). This research can be a reference for clinicians and coaches to better understand and increase core muscle strength training in anticipation of the risk of an ankle injury. Conclusions This study showed that the relationship between core muscle strength and the prone plank test could predict the risk of an ankle injury. It seems that an exercise routine for core muscle strengthening should be recommended at primary age. These programs should be concentrated and circulated early on in any long-term athlete training model to prevent the risk of ankle injury in football school students. Clinicians and coaches should consider incorporating core muscle strengthening into a daily exercise warm-up program as one of the most important elements and recommend that players do exercises at home. The results showed that predictions of core muscle strength could anticipate the risk of an ankle injury