M. Kochman, Aleksandra Kielar, Marta Kasprzak, N. Javdaneh, Wojciech Kasperek
{"title":"Selected environmental factors determining motor abilities and physical fitness in adolescents","authors":"M. Kochman, Aleksandra Kielar, Marta Kasprzak, N. Javdaneh, Wojciech Kasperek","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.8077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.8077","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Physical fitness is defined as the ability to undertake motor tasks in various life situations. Its development is determined by genotype, health, and lifestyle, but also by many socio-economic and environmental factors. The aim is to determine the environmental factors affecting motor abilities and physical fitness in adolescents. Material and Methods. The authors enrolled 235 high school students aged 16-17 years to participate in this study. The study procedures included Zuchora’s Physical Fitness Index and a survey containing questions regarding general personal information and social-, family- and environment-related factors. Results. No differences occurred in motor abilities and physical fitness between adolescents according to the place and type of residence. In girls, a positive correlation appeared between the number of working people in the family with abdominal muscle strength and general physical fitness. In boys, a positive correlation occurred between arm strength and the number of family members, the number of working people in a family, and the number of children in a family. There was also a positive correlation between the number of children in a family and general physical fitness. In boys with different levels of activity in childhood, differences were found in speed, jumping ability, arm strength, and general physical fitness. In girls with different levels of physical activity in childhood, differences occurred in abdominal strength and general physical fitness. Conclusions. The number of family members, working people and children in a family, and childhood activity seem to be factors determining motor abilities and physical fitness in adolescents while living conditions such as place and type of residence and sharing the bedroom do not.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125297236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olga Klocek, Małgorzta Lipowska, T. Klocek, Ladislav Cepicka, Michał Spieszny
{"title":"Psychomotor determinants of children's sports talent for team sports: a case study of mini-volleyball athletes","authors":"Olga Klocek, Małgorzta Lipowska, T. Klocek, Ladislav Cepicka, Michał Spieszny","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.7517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.7517","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Psychomotor predispositions significantly impact the effectiveness of the training process and achievement in team sports. The aim of the present study was to assess the level of psychomotor indices in 12-year-old children who achieved outstanding sports successes in mini-volleyball. Materials and Methods: The results of the tests conducted on the six medalists of the Polish Mini-Volleyball Championships were qualified for analysis. To assess psychomotor indices, a battery of computer tests was used; the following were measured: simple reaction time, choice reaction time, eye-hand coordination, divisibility of attention, and spatial orientation - accuracy of perception. Results: Four of the six mini-volleyball medalists achieved an outstanding level of psychomotor development; the remaining two children showed an average level on the scale of sports norms. Most often, young champions are distinguished by a short choice reaction time and outstanding (against the background of sports standards) orientation indices: accuracy of perception, and divisibility of attention. Conclusion: The analysis confirmed, as suggested in previous publications, a significant relationship between outstanding sports talent and the level of selected psychomotor and coordination indices in children practicing volleyball.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133152162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewa Puszczałowska-Lizis, Marcin Kaźmierczak, Jarosław Omorczyk, Sabina Lizis, R. Lenková, Karolina Pieniądz
{"title":"Sex-related differences in the physical fitness of adolescents aged 16 to 18 years","authors":"Ewa Puszczałowska-Lizis, Marcin Kaźmierczak, Jarosław Omorczyk, Sabina Lizis, R. Lenková, Karolina Pieniądz","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.7363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.7363","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Human motor skills are the sum of all motor abilities and manifestations of activity. Somatic and functional differences between women and men may affect sex-related differences in motor skills. The aim of this research was to analyse sex-related differences in the physical fitness of young people aged 16 to 18 years.Material and methods: The research comprised 194 students attending randomly selected high schools in the Rzeszw district, including 104 females and 90 males aged 16 to 18 years. The research tool was the Eurofit test battery. The Mann-Whitney U test was used in the analyses.Results: There were statistically significant differences in the following tests for all studied groups: Sit-and-Reach, Standing Broad Jump, Hand Grip, Sit-Ups, 105 metre Shuttle Run, Endurance Shuttle Run (p>0.05). In the group of 18-year-olds, there were statistically significant differences between sexes in the Flamingo Balance test (p=0.003), whereas between the groups of participants aged 17 (p<0.001) and 18 years (p<0.001), differences were noted in the Bent Arm Hang test.Conclusions: Females, regardless of age, are more flexible than males. In turn, males, regardless of age, are characterised by greater explosive power of the lower limbs, greater static strength, strength endurance of the trunk muscles, greater speed and agility, and cardio-respiratory endurance. In the case of 18-year-olds, females were characterised by better static balance. In 17- and 18-year-old males, functional strength of the shoulder girdle and arms was higher in males than females. The speed of movements of the upper limb was not a differentiating feature between the examined females and males.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122478411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Witkoś, Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, Grzegorz Błażejewski, Pavol Bartlik, W. Cynarski
{"title":"Evaluation of body mass index in women with a sedentary lifestyle and those practising various amateur physical activities, and the prevalence of menstrual cycle disorders in physically active underweight women","authors":"J. Witkoś, Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, Grzegorz Błażejewski, Pavol Bartlik, W. Cynarski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.6796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.6796","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The aim of the research was to assess the body mass index in women involved in various forms of physical activity including dancing (Tango-T), running (Runners-R) and exercising in fitness clubs (Fitness-F) compared to sedentary women (Control-C). An additional aim was to investigate the prevalence of disorders of the menstrual cycle in physically active women with body mass index <18.5.Methods and material: 683 women participated in the study (T:143, R:215, F:120, C:205). In each group, the mean body mass index value and the percentages of obese, overweight, normal-weight, and underweight women were calculated. The effect of age and training parameters on body mass index and the prevalence of menstrual disorders in underweight women were analyzed. The authors questionnaire was used in the research.Results: The mean body mass index (BMI) [kg/m2] was lower in the T (21.52.3, R:22.33.0) and F (21.93.0) groupscompared to the C group (23.64.7). In the T group (89.5%, R:76.7%) and F group (75.8%), more women had normal BMI than in the C group 55.6%. The strongest correlations between age and BMI occurred in the C group (r=0.41;p<0.001) and were weaker in the other groups: R:(r=0.18;p<0.01), T:(r=0.14;p<0.01), and F:(r=0.01;p<0.05). Menstrual cycle disorders in underweight women in the F group (50.0%) were more frequent than in the C group (4.3%).","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133963234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Ružbarská, Peter Kačúr, M. Vašková, E. Chovanová
{"title":"Age and gender differences in the level of motor docility, selected cognitive and motor-cognitive abilities of olderschool-age children","authors":"B. Ružbarská, Peter Kačúr, M. Vašková, E. Chovanová","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.5982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.5982","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The purpose of the study was to extend knowledge about the level of motor docility and selected cognitive and motor-cognitive abilities among secondary school students.Materials and Methods: A total of 43 children participated in the study. The Iowa Brace test was administered to assess the motor docility level. The motor-cognitive abilities were assessed by the Witty SEM system. The cognitive abilities were assessed by psychological tests that focused on attention, intellectual potential, and memory. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine the significance of gender differences in the level of motor docility and selected cognitive and motor-cognitive abilities of the students. The Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance was used to determine the significance of differences between age groups.Results and conclusion: The results indicate a low level of motor docility and cognitive abilities which may be caused by the quantity and quality of the acquired motor experience. Significant differences were observed in tests assessing the speed of thinking (BSQ) and in the mean reaction time in the speed of thinking test (BSRT), especially between the group with the lowest level of motor docility (0-4 points) and the group with a motor docility level at 10-12 points.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130194410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artur Litwiniuk, Zbigniew Bujak, A. Mastalerz, Paweł Różański, Oscar Romero Ramos, T. Niźnikowski
{"title":"Comparison of maintaining of body balance in combat sports between experts and non-experts","authors":"Artur Litwiniuk, Zbigniew Bujak, A. Mastalerz, Paweł Różański, Oscar Romero Ramos, T. Niźnikowski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.5974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.5974","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The purpose of this study is to observe the body balance differences between high and low skilled martial artists during a specific static balance test. As part of a larger investigation that was initiated in 2022, twelve professional martial arts athletes were recruited to participate in a study that was designed to measure static balance performance.Methods: The eleven participants (body height 183.7 6.4 cm; body weight 85.5 3.3 kg; age 21.3 1.2 years) were high skilled athletes (group HSA). Twenty-one participants were low skilled athletes (group LSA). The experimental design required all participants to complete an initial balance assessment.Results: To fully analyze our data, we conducted a one-way ANOVA to compare the means of two independent groups (HSA, LSA) in order to determine whether there is statistical evidence that the means are significantly different. The ANOVA analysis of reveal the values in group LSA were significantly relatively higher for the three parameters FAP (40%), FML (67%) and AAP (53%). Only FMLs scores were significantly higher in group HSA.Conclusions: Longitudinal studies are needed to fully understand the impact of training experience on motor behavior. This study showed that higher levels of athletic performance training increase subjects ability to increase peoples ability to reduce sway in posture. This quick test can be easily administered in most settings and may be helpful in guiding training. Our findings suggest that skilled martial arts athletes practitioners would rely more on the somatosensory and vestibular inputs to maintain their standing balance control. The results also have a clinical application value of implementing taekwondo movements for rehabilitation of people with body balance problems.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123632538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Soroka, H. Duda, A. Stuła, T. Ambroży, Christoph Kromke, Hans-Dieter Te Poel
{"title":"Ball possession as an indicator identifying differences in the efficient operation of football teams during the World Cup - Qatar 2022","authors":"A. Soroka, H. Duda, A. Stuła, T. Ambroży, Christoph Kromke, Hans-Dieter Te Poel","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.5968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.5968","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Football game analysis is a key resource used in the training process. Such knowledge is achievable thanks to modern and advanced technologies whose task is to analyze traffic. The aim of the study was to determine and compare the values of game effectiveness indicators achieved by teams with a high percentage of possession of the ball (HPBPT)and teams with a lower percentage of ball possession (LPBPT). Materials and Methods. The study used analyzes of the performance of teams in 64 matches played during the football world cup - Qatar 2022. The study used platform for match analysis OPTA Sportsdata. The study used 31 performance indicators, which were divided into four groups. STATISTICA 13 PL (TIBCO Software, PaloAlto, CA, USA) software in it a discriminant function and the t Student test were used to conduct statistical analysis. Results. Higher values of all analyzed parameters of shots, passes and offensive actions were obtained by HPBPT. Defensive action indicators such as: interceptions, clearances and block a shot miay wysze wykonanie wrd LPBPT. The greatest impact on the effectiveness of the game had: creating goal action, shot reliability, shot pass reliability, medium pass reliability, possession of the ball, passes attempted from, free kicks and through passes. Conclusions. The study showed the importance of higher ball possession percentages for HPBPT teams. The study brings a new perspective on ball possession as a complex phenomenon that requires systematic monitoring. Teams with high sports mastery are able to put pressure on opponents by keeping possession of the ball longer during the game building phase.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115388283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tama Anugrah, Sumaryanti Sumaryanti, N. Simatupang, Panggung Sutapa, R. Ambardini, Sigit Nugroho
{"title":"THE RELATIONSHIP OF DYNAMIC BODY BALANCE WITH LOCOMOTOR ABILITY AND ENDURANCE OF CORE MUSCLES IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME","authors":"Tama Anugrah, Sumaryanti Sumaryanti, N. Simatupang, Panggung Sutapa, R. Ambardini, Sigit Nugroho","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.4084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.4084","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The scarcity of research results related to the relationship of dynamic body balance with locomotor ability and core muscle endurance makes it difficult to compile a physical exercise program for children with Down syndrome, even though the preparation of the form and duration of exercises that adjust the level of dynamic body balance will minimize the occurrence of more severe injuries and musculoskeletal problems. This study aims to find out, prove, and examine the relationship between dynamic body balance and locomotor ability, and core muscle endurance in children with Down syndrome. Material and Methods: This study included 30 children with Down syndrome who were chosen using a purposive sampling technique. All samples followed the research procedure by measuring dynamic body balance using a functional reach test, assessing locomotor ability with a test of gross motor development (2nd edition), and measuring core muscle endurance using a plank test. The statistical analysis technique uses the Pearson correlation test at a significance level of = 0.05, which is carried out in SPSS software version 22. Results: There is a significant positive relationship between dynamic body balance and locomotor ability with a significance value of 0.000 (Sig. < 0.05) and a positive Pearson correlation value of 0.821. In addition, there was a positive significant relationship between dynamic body balance and the endurance of the core muscles of the children with Down syndrome at a significance level set at 0.000 (Sig. < 0.05) and a positive Pearson correlation of 0.710. Conclusions: The dynamic body balance of children with Down syndrome is significantly positively related to locomotor abilities at a perfect level and the endurance of the core muscles at a strong level.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"272 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115232254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Lyakh, T. Ambroży, Anatol Skripko, Song Peng, M. Spieszny
{"title":"Gender differences in the level and trainability of students' coordination abilities (s) (review)","authors":"V. Lyakh, T. Ambroży, Anatol Skripko, Song Peng, M. Spieszny","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0016.2870","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0016.2870","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Analysis and discussion of the studies of authors from different countries and their experimental data on the level and dynamics of development, gender differences, and trainability of different coordination abilities (CAs) in students aged from 18 to 24 years. Methods: The study involved freestyle wrestlers aged 10-13, 14-16, and 17-20 years (n = 127); male (n = 20) and female (n = 10) kickboxers, and male (n = 15) and female (n = 13) taekwondo fighters aged 18 to 27 years; Taekwondo students (n = 24); female (n = 95) and male (n = 65) first-year students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Krakow aged 20.1 to 23.5 years. Results: It was found that compared to the somatic indicators and the level of development of abilities related to strength and conditioning (strength, speed, endurance), in which men aged 18-24 years showed significantly higher performance than women (by 10-20% or more), gender differences in the development of CAs are not manifested so obviously and unambiguously. Actually, the development of CAs at the age over 1819 years without special targeted training and regular training sessions using coordination exercises stops in different sports; when using approximately the same targeted coordination training, approximately the same training potential of male and female students for the improvement of different CAs is observed. Conclusions: The level and rates of improvement of all CAs with age largely depend on the individual characteristics of the students, including their response to the same training load. With age, with an increase in the length of time spent in sports and an increase in performance, a decrease in sex differences in the level of most CAs is observed, which, most likely, can be explained by the similarity of neurophysiological and psychophysiological substrates and mechanisms underlying the optimal control and regulation of complex motor activities.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130995722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Karate Sports Disciplines from the Spotlight of the Paradigm Shift of Japanese Combat Systems: Analytical Study","authors":"Anatoliy Lozovyy Anatoliy","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0016.2851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0016.2851","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nowadays, many karate organizations hold their own competitions at various levels, up to and including the world championships. They are positioned as separate sports, although the content, rules and regulations of many of them differ only in details. A large number of similar sports versions of karate interfere with the correct understanding and objective assessment of karate in the modern world. Materials and Methods: Based on 40 years of practical experience in studying and teaching karate and on the results of his own research in 2019-2022, the author presents his point of view on the unification of sports versions of karate based on common systemic features into three separate sports. Like any sport, karate reflects the social phenomenon from which it originated. Using civilization-historical, functional and social approaches, the author suggests that the paradigm shifts in combat systems lead to the emergence of new forms that have deep systemic differences. Accordingly, these differences are also manifested in sports disciplines that have arisen on the basis of these forms. Results: Three forms of karate have a component with pronounced features of modern sport and form three systemically different competitive disciplines: 1) Style (Traditional) karate; 2) General karate; 3) Sports (Olympic) karate. The differences between them stem from the differences between the forms of karate from which they arose. Conclusions: Style, General and Sports karate are sports which require consideration in different paradigms. They are selfsufficient and equal in value and public demand.","PeriodicalId":223482,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences","volume":"275 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116840911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}