Quantitative assessment of developmental levels in overarm throwing using wearable inertial sensing technology
| Autor: | Ilaria Masci, Eleni Grimpampi, Caterina Pesce, Giuseppe Vannozzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Movement Wearable computer Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Pelvis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Child Development Task Performance and Analysis medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Set (psychology) Child Motor skill Biomechanics 030229 sport sciences Overarm throwing Wrist Child development Trunk Physical activity level Biomechanical Phenomena Motor Skills Child Preschool Physical therapy Arm Exercise Test Female Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of sports sciences. 34(18) |
| ISSN: | 1466-447X |
| Popis: | Motor proficiency in childhood has been recently recognised as a public health determinant, having a potential impact on the physical activity level and possible sedentary behaviour of the child later in life. Among fundamental motor skills, ballistic skills assessment based on in-field quantitative observations is progressively needed in the motor development community. The aim of this study was to propose an in-field quantitative approach to identify different developmental levels in overarm throwing. Fifty-eight children aged 5-10 years performed an overarm throwing task while wearing three inertial sensors located at the wrist, trunk and pelvis level and were then categorised using a developmental sequence of overarm throwing. A set of biomechanical parameters were defined and analysed using multivariate statistics to evaluate whether they can be used as developmental indicators. Trunk and pelvis angular velocities and time durations before the ball release showed increasing/decreasing trends with increasing developmental level. Significant differences between developmental level pairs were observed for selected biomechanical parameters. The results support the suitability and feasibility of objective developmental measures in ecological learning contexts, suggesting their potential supportiveness to motor learning experiences in educational and youth sports training settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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