Introduction The sport performance results from both physical and coordination capabilities (Starosta 1999). Rationales to sustain a sport-specific characterization of the different abilities are deducible from previous studies using a multiple - variable design on athletes of various disciplines (Ljach 2001). The purpose of this study is to compare the strength, speed and coordination performance in young athletes practising different sports. Methods 595 males and 483 females from 11 to 14 years old were involved. Four different sports were considered: track and field (M=249; F=210), Basketball (M=210; F=78), Volleyball (M=97; F=75), Gymnastics (M=32; F=120). The average training volume was 274 hours/year (3 sessions of 2 hours/week). The athletes started practising their own discipline for 1 to 9 years before the assessment. The following motor and coordinative tests were performed: 60m dash sprint, standing broad jump, basketball throw (sitting position, two-hands from the chest), dynamic balance test on a square beam walking backward (Fleishman 1964), foot tapping in sitting position, depth jump from 70cm with rotation around the longitudinal axis, tennis ball throw and catch on a wall (Carbonaro et al 1988).Mann Whitney non-parametric test was used to analyse the differences among athletes of different sports. Significance was set at p<0.05. Results In the tests assessing the physical performance, male and female athletes practising track and field perform better than their counterparts from other sports. An exception is the basketball sit throw: in this test the best performers are the basketball’s athletes. It is worth to note that the track and field athletes showed the better results also in the coordinative tests. Gymnasts have the best performances in the depth and turn test but their results are worst compared to track and fields athletes in the balance backward turn. Conclusions Several differences in the physical and coordinative tests are evident among athletes practising different sports aged from 11 to 14. This can be explained by the selection process and the specific physical training loads performed by the athletes already by an early age in the different sports disciplines.
F. Merni, G. Carbonaro, R. Manno (2008). Different Strength, Speed and coordination performances in young athletes. LJUBLJANA : University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport.
Different Strength, Speed and coordination performances in young athletes
MERNI, FRANCO;
2008
Abstract
Introduction The sport performance results from both physical and coordination capabilities (Starosta 1999). Rationales to sustain a sport-specific characterization of the different abilities are deducible from previous studies using a multiple - variable design on athletes of various disciplines (Ljach 2001). The purpose of this study is to compare the strength, speed and coordination performance in young athletes practising different sports. Methods 595 males and 483 females from 11 to 14 years old were involved. Four different sports were considered: track and field (M=249; F=210), Basketball (M=210; F=78), Volleyball (M=97; F=75), Gymnastics (M=32; F=120). The average training volume was 274 hours/year (3 sessions of 2 hours/week). The athletes started practising their own discipline for 1 to 9 years before the assessment. The following motor and coordinative tests were performed: 60m dash sprint, standing broad jump, basketball throw (sitting position, two-hands from the chest), dynamic balance test on a square beam walking backward (Fleishman 1964), foot tapping in sitting position, depth jump from 70cm with rotation around the longitudinal axis, tennis ball throw and catch on a wall (Carbonaro et al 1988).Mann Whitney non-parametric test was used to analyse the differences among athletes of different sports. Significance was set at p<0.05. Results In the tests assessing the physical performance, male and female athletes practising track and field perform better than their counterparts from other sports. An exception is the basketball sit throw: in this test the best performers are the basketball’s athletes. It is worth to note that the track and field athletes showed the better results also in the coordinative tests. Gymnasts have the best performances in the depth and turn test but their results are worst compared to track and fields athletes in the balance backward turn. Conclusions Several differences in the physical and coordinative tests are evident among athletes practising different sports aged from 11 to 14. This can be explained by the selection process and the specific physical training loads performed by the athletes already by an early age in the different sports disciplines.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
