Title: Correlation of Functional Movement Screen Scores in Division III Womens Basketball Players Student Researcher(s): Alyssa Stirling

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kelly Stalker Department of Human Movement Sciences

Abstract: Injuries are a common part of any sport. In womens basketball, 29% of injuries are noncontact and therefore preventable (Agel, Olson & Sikka, 2007). The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a tool that can be used to assess the likelihood of a non-contact injury occurring throughout a competition season. Though the FMS has been proven to be a valuable tool in predicting injuries, it is time consuming when done on larger populations (sports teams). The purpose of this study was to determine if correlations exist between scores of the individual tests and the individual test score to the total score. In this study 19 NCAA Division III womens basketball players were assessed using the FMS. When comparing individual tests to each other, Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR) and Rotary Stability had the strongest correlation (p=.000 , r=.736). This study found that both the ASLR (p=.001, r=.702) and In-line Lunge (p=.006 , r= .608) correlated to the overall score. These results show the potential to shorten the FMS to make it more time efficient.