JUMPING PERFORMANCE IS NOT A STRONG PREDICTOR OF CHANGE OF DIRECTION AND SPRINTING ABILITY IN PREADOLESCENT FEMALE GYMNASTS

Athanasia Papia; Gregory C. Bogdanis; Nikolaos Apostolidis; Olyvia Donti

doi:10.52165/sgj.10.2.273-283

Authors

Athanasia Papia School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Gregory C. Bogdanis School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Nikolaos Apostolidis School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Olyvia Donti School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52165/sgj.10.2.273-283

Keywords:

children, muscle power, acceleration, gymnastics

Abstract

This study examined the association between jumping performance, change of direction and sprinting ability in preadolescent gymnasts. Fifty, female ‘Gymnastics for All’ gymnasts (age: 8.0 ± 0.7 years, training experience: 2.2 ± 0.8 years, height: 129.3± 6.6 cm, body mass: 28.1 ± 5.8 kg) performed one and two-leg counter movement jumps, drop jump, squat jump, standing long jump, 10 and 20 m sprints, and two change of direction tests: 10 m (5 + 5 m with a 180° turn) and 20 m (10 + 10 m with a 180° turn). Significant correlations were found between the examined variables, however multiple regression analyses showed that jumping performance accounted for a small amount of the variance of change of direction (18.4 to 27.1%) and sprinting ability tests (22.6 to 29.3%). Further research is needed to elucidate whether long-term training affects the association between jumping performance and various measures of change of direction and sprinting ability on male and female athletes of different ages and levels of performance.

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