Abstract
The research addresses the selection process for the naval pentathlon team of the Naval Academy. Hypothesis: The motor performance criterion in the selection of athletes is not enough, and the performance in training and competitions can be improved if athletes’ attitude towards and motivation for performance are added to the selection. Subjects: The basis for selecting the research subjects were military students who had already passed a first stage of selection when being admitted to the military institution. Methods: Bibliographical study, pedagogical observation, experiment, questionnaire survey, mathematical and statistical method, graphical method. The first stage was oriented towards the selection of a group of 30 subjects (out of 200) using psychomotor performance as a criterion, and the second stage was focused on selecting the representative team of the Naval Academy by means of two opinion questionnaires meant to reveal the subjects’ attitude towards and motivation for performance and competition. Results: We identified the group of 15 athletes who met the conditions of having good motor skills and an optimal attitude towards the preparation for performance within a rigorously planned training system, with coaching sessions designed to facilitate the maximisation of their performance. Conclusion: The selection process will be oriented towards the subjects with specific motor skills in swimming, running and utilitarian routes, but also with real potential for training – improvement of these skills and development of good exercise capacity, all this facilitated by a proper attitude and motivation.
Highlights
IntroductionBy paying particular attention to the combat training of the military, it is highlighted the need for multidisciplinary training through theoretical, technical and tactical elements, the training of skills in various fields specific to combat actions, such as shooting with different categories or types of armaments, first aid, life-saving, underwater swimming, solving technical and tactical situations in different environments, travelling over different distances or crossing watercourses with improvised means
The studied materials contributed to both the understanding of how the selection process can be directed and the knowledge of all aspects that characterise the specific effort in naval pentathlon
The questionnaire survey method aimed to establish the criteria used in the selection of athletes for the pentathlon group by the other foreign naval academies participating in the competition
Summary
By paying particular attention to the combat training of the military, it is highlighted the need for multidisciplinary training through theoretical, technical and tactical elements, the training of skills in various fields specific to combat actions, such as shooting with different categories or types of armaments, first aid, life-saving, underwater swimming, solving technical and tactical situations in different environments, travelling over different distances or crossing watercourses with improvised means. All this can be done and verified during specific training or applicative sports competitions, on the stable foundation of a well-trained fighter (Vaara, 2017). The tests as a whole have a rich content of specific motor actions used in swimming, throwing, running, jumping, climbing, shooting, rowing, and require complex athletic training. (Abramiuc et al, 2018b)
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