Laboratory Strength Measures of Talented and Less Talented Greek Children Ages 9 to 10 Years
Autor: | Ioannis Gissis, Evaggelia Gantiraga, Christos Papadopoulos, Vasilios I. Kalapotharakos, George Noussios |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Physical fitness Mechanical engineering Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Isometric exercise Field tests 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Squat jump medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychological testing Child Exercise Mathematics Psychological Tests Anthropometry Greece business.industry Child Gifted 05 social sciences 030229 sport sciences Sensory Systems Sprint Physical Fitness Drop jump Physical therapy Female business |
Zdroj: | Perceptual and Motor Skills. 102:239-246 |
ISSN: | 1558-688X 0031-5125 |
Popis: | The purpose was twofold: (1) to assess whether laboratory tests can distinguish talented groups and less talented groups of children identified by their total scores in a battery of field tests and (2) to evaluate whether scores in field and laboratory tests are correlated. 36 children (ages 9 to 10 years) were divided into groups of higher and lower total scores on standing long jump, medicine ball throw, and sprint. Both groups were tested for maximum isometric force, force produced at the initial 100 msec, reactive force index, drop jump height, squat jump height, and maximum pedaling rate. Analysis showed the talented group had significantly ( p ≤ .05) higher scores on maximum isometric force, force produced in the initial 100 msec., and drop jump height than less talented children. Moderate to high correlations were found among scores for field performance tests with maximum pedaling rate. In conclusion, the laboratory tests distinguished the talented and less talented children in maximal isometric force, the force produced at the initial 100 msec, the reactive force index, and the drop jump height. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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