Predicting throwing performance with field tests
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Voraussage der Wurfleistung mittels Feldtests |
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Autor: | Stasinaki, Angeliki-Nikoletta; Arnaoutis, Giannis ; Terzis, Gerasimos |
Erschienen in: | IAAF new studies in athletics |
Veröffentlicht: | 31 (2016), 3/4, S. 9-19, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0961-933X |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201804002676 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether training-induced changes in muscle power evaluated with easy-to-use field tests are linked with performance in the shot put, discus, hammer and javelin after long-term training. Ten well-trained throwers participated in a 20-week training programme for winter competition. Measurements taken before and after the programme included competitive shot put throws, seated medicine ball throws, standing long jump, 30m sprint, countermovement jumps on a force platform with various loads, and body competition analysis. Significant increases were observed for competition throwing performance and for most of the power tests (P < 0.05). Significant correlations were found between the training-induced increases in competition throws and the increase in performance in the shot put tests (r = 0.68-0.76, P < 0.05), as well as in the seated medicine ball throw (r = 0.89, P = 0.004). The results of the study suggest that increases in muscle power measured with easy-to-use field tests may predict the increases in competition throwing performance anticipated with long-term training and therefore that these tests can be useful for coaches without regular access to laboratory testing.