Cargando…

What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance?

Identifying factors influencing wrestling performance is important for determining which capacities should be developed the most. This research aimed to investigate whether anthropometric indices, generic fitness, and specific fitness performance determine the competitive success of young wrestlers....

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Škugor, Krešo, Gilić, Barbara, Karninčić, Hrvoje, Jokai, Matyas, Babszky, Gergely, Ranisavljev, Marijana, Štajer, Valdemar, Roklicer, Roberto, Drid, Patrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37489303
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8030090
_version_ 1785077238787473408
author Škugor, Krešo
Gilić, Barbara
Karninčić, Hrvoje
Jokai, Matyas
Babszky, Gergely
Ranisavljev, Marijana
Štajer, Valdemar
Roklicer, Roberto
Drid, Patrik
author_facet Škugor, Krešo
Gilić, Barbara
Karninčić, Hrvoje
Jokai, Matyas
Babszky, Gergely
Ranisavljev, Marijana
Štajer, Valdemar
Roklicer, Roberto
Drid, Patrik
author_sort Škugor, Krešo
collection PubMed
description Identifying factors influencing wrestling performance is important for determining which capacities should be developed the most. This research aimed to investigate whether anthropometric indices, generic fitness, and specific fitness performance determine the competitive success of young wrestlers. This research included 49 Croatian Greco–Roman male wrestlers aged 17.75 ± 1.51 years. Variables included training and competing experience, anthropometric indices, generic fitness (countermovement jump and handgrip strength), and specific wrestling fitness test (SWFT). Wrestlers were separated into medallists and non-medallists (i.e., wrestlers who won a medal at the previous National Championship and wrestlers who did not win a medal, respectively). The t-test for independent samples was used to determine the differences between the two categories in all variables. Moreover, discriminant analysis was performed to identify differences in a multivariate manner. Medallists and non-medallists did not differ in anthropometric indices and wrestling experience. Medallists had better results in the countermovement jump (t = 2.55, p < 0.01), handgrip strength (t = 2.77, p < 0.01), and SWFT performance (t = 2.29, p < 0.05) than non-medallists. The discriminant analysis confirmed that performance categories differed in generic and specific fitness tests (Wilks’ Lambda = 0.73, p < 0.05). It could be suggested that coaches should develop both the generic and specific fitness of their wrestlers to become more successful at competitions.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-10366759
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2023
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-103667592023-07-26 What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance? Škugor, Krešo Gilić, Barbara Karninčić, Hrvoje Jokai, Matyas Babszky, Gergely Ranisavljev, Marijana Štajer, Valdemar Roklicer, Roberto Drid, Patrik J Funct Morphol Kinesiol Article Identifying factors influencing wrestling performance is important for determining which capacities should be developed the most. This research aimed to investigate whether anthropometric indices, generic fitness, and specific fitness performance determine the competitive success of young wrestlers. This research included 49 Croatian Greco–Roman male wrestlers aged 17.75 ± 1.51 years. Variables included training and competing experience, anthropometric indices, generic fitness (countermovement jump and handgrip strength), and specific wrestling fitness test (SWFT). Wrestlers were separated into medallists and non-medallists (i.e., wrestlers who won a medal at the previous National Championship and wrestlers who did not win a medal, respectively). The t-test for independent samples was used to determine the differences between the two categories in all variables. Moreover, discriminant analysis was performed to identify differences in a multivariate manner. Medallists and non-medallists did not differ in anthropometric indices and wrestling experience. Medallists had better results in the countermovement jump (t = 2.55, p < 0.01), handgrip strength (t = 2.77, p < 0.01), and SWFT performance (t = 2.29, p < 0.05) than non-medallists. The discriminant analysis confirmed that performance categories differed in generic and specific fitness tests (Wilks’ Lambda = 0.73, p < 0.05). It could be suggested that coaches should develop both the generic and specific fitness of their wrestlers to become more successful at competitions. MDPI 2023-06-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10366759/ /pubmed/37489303 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8030090 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Škugor, Krešo
Gilić, Barbara
Karninčić, Hrvoje
Jokai, Matyas
Babszky, Gergely
Ranisavljev, Marijana
Štajer, Valdemar
Roklicer, Roberto
Drid, Patrik
What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance?
title What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance?
title_full What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance?
title_fullStr What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance?
title_full_unstemmed What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance?
title_short What Determines the Competitive Success of Young Croatian Wrestlers: Anthropometric Indices, Generic or Specific Fitness Performance?
title_sort what determines the competitive success of young croatian wrestlers: anthropometric indices, generic or specific fitness performance?
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37489303
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8030090
work_keys_str_mv AT skugorkreso whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT gilicbarbara whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT karnincichrvoje whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT jokaimatyas whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT babszkygergely whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT ranisavljevmarijana whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT stajervaldemar whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT roklicerroberto whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance
AT dridpatrik whatdeterminesthecompetitivesuccessofyoungcroatianwrestlersanthropometricindicesgenericorspecificfitnessperformance