Engwerda, I.M. (Ingrid) (2019) Differences in performance characteristics of top-level youth judokas between light and heavy weight categories. thesis, Sport Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Considering the differences in the task between weight categories in judo, differences in the importance of performance characteristics are expected. Such information is potentially useful to optimize athletes’ development and performance. Therefore, it is important to understand the differences in performance characteristics between light and heavy weight categories. In the present study, 57 judokas (male=32; female=25) aged 16-21, all of whom were part of a talent development program of the National Judo Association (Judo Bond Nederland, JBN) were measured. Anthropometrics, physiological and psychological characteristics were examined. Multivariate analyses of covariance with age as covariate followed up by a discriminant analysis were executed for male and female judokas separately. Results showed that heavy weight males outscored their lighter peers on anthropometrics and physiological variables. In females, light weight judokas outscored their heavier peers on physiological variables, whereas heavy weights scored higher on anthropometrics and other physiological variables. The discriminant analysis revealed that 87.5% and 84.0% of the original grouped male and female judokas were correctly classified. No differences in psychological performance characteristics between light and heavy weight categories have been found. In conclusion, this study shows differences in anthropometrical and physiological profiles, the measures of psychological skills seem equally important, in light and heavy weight male and female judokas. Hereupon, talent development can be adapted. Keywords: judo, sport performance, adolescence, development, talent.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Elferink-Gemser, dr. M.T. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 23 May 2022 07:30 |
| Last Modified: | 23 May 2022 07:30 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3406 |
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