Functional Movement Screening and Paddle-Sport Performance.

The purpose of the study reported here was to determine the relationship between an endurance paddle-sport athlete's total functional movement screening (FMS) score and individual race performance. Fifty elite level endurance canoeists and kayakers completed the seven-stage FMS protocol prior to the 2016 United States Canoe and Kayak Association National Championship race. Time taken to finish the race was then associated to overall FMS score and respective sub-scores.