Effectiveness of core strength training for racket sport athletes' performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC12953710 · PMID 41663490

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failed to reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Agility showed moderate improvement but failed to reach statistical significance.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Another recent meta-analysis 14 , which included randomized controlled trials across various sports disciplines (without restricting to racket sports), found improvements in agility following CST interventions, but these improvements did not reach statistical significance.

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