A Comparative Analysis of Back Handspring and Forward Handspring with Angular Kinematics Variables

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of kinematic variables between two. Back handspring and Forward Handspring performance of 05 male gymnasts of L.N.I.P.E, Gwalior was recorded. They aged between 19 to 25 years. Purposive sampling technique was used for choosing highly skilled gymnast. These gymnasts had 7 to 12 years training experience and were technically sound on the stated skills. Videography technique was employed in order to register the performance of the subjects in Back Handspring and Forward Handspring. The Canon – 70D camera was used with the frequency of 24 frames per second and the subjects were video graphed in horizontal plane (sagittal plane) from the left side. Each subject was given three trails and the best trail was used for analysis. The selected phases were taken out from the video by using snipping tool software. From the photographic sequence, the stick figures of the selected movements and there angles were located by kinovea software. The data was analyzed by using Independent T-Test. There were two skills that were Back handspring and Forward handspring which was further divided into two phases, Initial Phase and Ground Touch Phase and Shoulder joint, Elbow Joint and wrist joint were selected as the angular kinematics variables. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The results revealed that all selected angular kinematic variables at all the phase had shown insignificant deference with the Back Handspring and Forward Handspring. On the basis of results it is concluded that that the performance of any games and sports depending upon the multidimensional factors such as physical factors, physiological factors, psychological factors and so many other factors.