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The bobsled push start: Influence on race outcome and push athlete talent identification and monitoring

(Der Start/das Anschieben im Bobsport: Einfluss auf das Wettkampfergebnis und für die Identifikation und Dokumentation von talentierten Anschiebern)

Bobsled is an Olympic sport that has progressed from rudimentary in the 1800`s to highly technological replete with biomechanical analyses and investment in engineering from the world`s top engineers. Little to no investigation has been carried out on all the tracks and the interrelationship between various measures of starts and sled-travel down-track. Further, little quality research has been produced in the athletic characteristics required for high-level competition in bobsled. The present manuscript investigates the reliability of, and interrelationship between, start time, start velocity, split times, and finish times in World Cup 2- and 4-man bobsled competition. A strong relationship between the three variables is found, but further research is needed to elucidate the actual effects of the push start on the sled`s travel down-track because of several confounding variables. The present manuscript also investigates the tests commonly performed by the USA Bobsled and Skeleton federation as a means of talent identification and athlete monitoring. Strength and power tests may have more validity for discriminating between higher-level push athletes, so long as a sufficient threshold of running speed is present. Speed tests only discriminate well between lower level push athletes. Recommendations are made for modifying the current testing battery in such a way as to better identify talent and better monitor traveling athletes and informing coaching decisions about athlete preparedness for fast bobsled push starts.
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Schlagworte: Bobsport Start Sportler Schnellkraft Explosivkraft Hochleistungssport Leistungssport Leistungsfaktor Leistungsstruktur Talent Eignung Auswahl Leistung Wettkampf Test Diagnostik Leistungsdiagnostik
Notationen: Kraft-Schnellkraft-Sportarten technische Sportarten
Herausgeber: East Tennessee State University
Veröffentlicht: Johnson City 2017
Seiten: 290
Dokumentenarten: Dissertation
Sprache: Englisch
Level: hoch