Abstract
The main focus of this study was to identify coordinated motor abilities that affect fighting methods and performance in junior judokas. Subjects were selected for the study in consideration of their age, competition experience, body mass and prior sports level. Subjects’ competition history was taken into consideration when analysing the effectiveness of current fight actions, and individual sports level was determined with consideration to rank in the analysed competitions.The study sought to determine the level of coordinated motor abilities of competitors. The scope of this analysis covered the following aspects: kinaesthetic differentiation, movement frequency, simple and selective reaction time (evoked by a visual or auditory stimulus), spatial orientation, visual-motor coordination, rhythmization, speed, accuracy and precision of movements and the ability to adapt movements and balance. A set of computer tests was employed for the analysis of all of the coordination abilities, while balance examinations were based on the Flamingo Balance Test. Finally, all relationships were determined based on the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. It was observed that the activity of the contestants during the fight correlated with the ability to differentiate movements and speed, accuracy and precision of movement, whereas the achievement level during competition was connected with reaction time.
Highlights
Success in a judo fight is the result of a number of factors, only a few of which can be controlled in the training process
Much of the theory and practice of training has been emphasised a ‘champion model’ that focuses on the preferred body type, motor ability, and mental preparation as well as technical and tactical excellence
The use of this model has implications at the early stages of selection and qualification for sports careers; the following question remains: which key traits should be emphasised? The world literature is dominated by publications that have examined levels of aerobic and anaerobic capacity (Little, 1991; Borkowski et al, 2001; Thomas et al, 2011), strength (Iwai et al, 2008) and body type (Franchini et al, 2007) in judo athletes at the highest levels
Summary
Success in a judo fight is the result of a number of factors, only a few of which can be controlled in the training process. Much of the theory and practice of training has been emphasised a ‘champion model’ that focuses on the preferred body type, motor ability, and mental preparation as well as technical and tactical excellence. The use of this model has implications at the early stages of selection and qualification for sports careers; the following question remains: which key traits (strongly determined by genetic traits) should be emphasised? More attention should be directed to the development of coordination abilities along with technical and tactical development This hypothesis was confirmed several times in analysis of judo contestants depending on body height (Lech et al, 2007) and aerobic and anaerobic capacity (Lech et al, 2010). In a study of basic coordination of motor skills in a group of senior athletes, favourable relationships were found between the level of technical and tactical excellence and the ability to differentiate
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