The Effect of Body Composition and Physical Fitness Factors on Performance Prediction of Elite Male Trampolines

Izzet Uçan

doi:10.11114/jets.v6i4a.3258

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was the effect of body composition and physical fitness factors on performance prediction of elite male trampolines. So, 45 male athletes, who participated in the national trampoline team's preparation camps for participation at the 2014 Asian Games in four age categories included Children, Juniors, Adolescents and Seniors were selected using targeted sampling as subjects. Variables of study included 24 body composition indices and 20 physical fitness factors which were measured using standard procedures and instruments. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression models at the 0.05 significance level. Results of study showed that, the relationships of the shoulder belt muscle strength (r=0.294) with performance are statistically significant and in other cases, there was no significant relationships (p>0.05). Results of study showed the relationships of the shoulder belt muscle strength (r=0.294), aerobic power (r=0.351), relative minimum anaerobic power (r=0.256), with performance are statistically significant.and in other cases, observed relationships were not statistically significant (p>0.05). Findings of this study suggest that, in the high competitive level of trampoline body composition indices do not have predictive role in preparation programs of elite male trampolines, but physical factors have predictive role in preparation programs of elite male trampolines.

Highlights

Trampoline's competition has become one of the most important sports events in Asia and the Olympics, and has attracted the attention of champions in recent years
The results of the research on physical fitness factors indicated that the aerobic power, shoulder muscle strength and upper trunk muscle tibial power were compared to that of trampoline elite male athletes are related and other factors of physical fitness do not have a significant relationship with the performance level of these athletes
These findings suggest that higher aerobic power and higher bleeding power and strength in the upper trunk with higher levels of performance in the trampoline line are associated

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Introduction

Trampoline's competition has become one of the most important sports events in Asia and the Olympics, and has attracted the attention of champions in recent years. National teams of this field are regular and with long-term planning in the country and their national teams are represented in various international competitions. The results of extensive research in the field of championship sport show that the ideal sport performance in any sport is influenced by a combination of morphological, physiological, psychological and sociocultural factors (MacMillan 2007). Studies conducted on gymnasts show that these athletes have special morphological, physiological and psychological needs

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