Attempt to Comprehensive Analysis of Selection for Sport on the Basis of Team Sports
Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2005, Vol 15, Issue 32
Abstract
Introduction. Preliminary selection is one of the most important factors that affect effectiveness of sports training. Unfortunately, the real sporting talents are very rare. Moreover lack of consistent and uniform programme of picking out young talented people may cause the loss of the most predisposed ones which questions the point of sports training for professional sport altogether.The purpose of the work. The purpose of this work is an attempt to comprehensive evaluation of selection process for sport based on an analysis of given somatic features and motor abilities.Material and methods. Research material consisted of pupils at the age of 10 selected to practice particular sports disciplines in sports classes in Szczecin (n = 97). A control group consisted of boys at the same age attending primary schools, but not selected for sports training (n = 39). A set of tests used in conducted research contained measurements of: the basic anthropometrical parameters, suppleness, kinaesthetic differentiation ability, reaction speed, movement frequency, spatial orientation, balance keeping ability, maximal anaerobic power (nonlacticacid), fast muscle mobilization ability, strength endurance, maximal anaerobic power (lacticacid), aerobic efficiency and maximal absolute strength. Results. Analysis of the obtained results allowed to verify validity of the tests applied in selection for sport until now.Conclusions. Besides the authors made an attempt to evaluate effectiveness of selection methods for sports classes in Szczecin.
Authors and Affiliations
Paweł Cięszczyk
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