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SOCIAL SCIENCES AND KYNESIOLOGY & SPORTMEDICINE PHD SECTION Norbert Kovács - Levente Vágó Semmelweis University, Faculty of P.E. and Sport Sciences (TF), Budapest, Hungary Supervisor: Dr. Katalin Keresztesi, associate profesor Importance of Running Speed, Jumping Ability and the Jumped Result in Long Jump Introduction: Long jump is one of the most popular Track and Field Event for university students. It is relatively simple event and do not need too many implements, just a runway and a suitable long and wide sandpit needs for practice. The approach speed and its correlation with the jumping result was one of the most important issues of the studies on different track and field jumping events. The first published measurement of the approach speed was made in 1960, which opened a new dimension to find the importance of speed in jumps. The results showed that there is a high correlation between the approach speed and the jumped result among top level athletes. For example, if the approach speed improves with 1 m/s, it can result in a 0.9-1 m improvement in jumping length for top level athletes. Many times we have found very high linear correlation between approach speeds and jumping results. Of course we know that success in this event is many sided. Approach speed is an important factor, but it is also possible to improve performances without increasing approach speed. Improvement in takeoff techniques and landing techniques as well as strength development of the trunk and leg muscles can lead to increased jumping length too. Methods: Eighty-two well-trained physical education university students (40 women and 42 men) participated in an eight-week/eight-lesson unit on long jumping. None of the subjects had too much previous experience in this event, but all of them were proficient in relevant track and field and gymnastic skills. During the lessons they participated in traditional learning drills, followed by commonly accepted step by step elongated approach (4-6-8-10-12 running strides) jump attempts, and finally, a 12 stride approach long jump competition. Besides registering their jumping results, a questionnaire was administer in order to find out the subjects' opinion about the relationships between their learning progression and initial motor skills in track and field. Results: By the end of the eight weeks the women's averaged improved 0,30 m, men's average improvement was 0,26 m. We detected very high correlation among females between 60 m and long jump (0,8), but for males correlation was small (0,23). Fifty percent of the subjects indicated that their former sprint experience had the greatest positive inter task transfer on their learning progression. The standing long jump was named as the most important even by 38.9% of subjects. The rest was named the high jump or did not give any answered. In addition, 83.3% of the subjects appointed jumping ability to be more important than running speed. The majority of the subjects (60.5%) felt the 12 strides as the most effective length for their approach, while others (21.9% and 15.4%) preferred 10 and 8 strides, respectively. 60

Dino Sourek University of Split, Croatia Supervisor: Damir Sekulic, professor Metric Characteristic of New-Constructed Tests Valuating Specific Explosive Strenght at Fencers Explosive strength as motoric abillity is definitely highly represented among kinesiologyst as well as in practice and also in kinesiology theory, that is why it has always been represented with more or less objective motoric tests. Main aim was to construct new measuring instrument for evaluating specific explosive strength at fencers and to valuate some metrics characteristics on population of junior and senior fencing athletes. Sample of the examiners included fifteen fencers (aged between 17 and 36) during Croatian national team championship. Five tests were chosen for this research, from which two of them were standardized, and three new constructed tests calibrated from specific fencing movements. The tests included: VJ-vertical jump and SLJ-standing long jump (standardized tests), LJFG-long jump from main fencing guard, SFLJ-step forward-long jump from main fencing guard and FL-fencing lunge (new constructed specific tests). As criteria of success in fencing we took three variables: number of succeeded hits, number of received hits, and difference between hits succeeded and received. Results of all variables have been processed by the computer program Statistica 7(StatSoft, USA). Descriptive statistics has been calculated by routine statistic methods. All five performed tests are proofed to be reliable with satisfying Cronbach alpha and Inter-Item correlation parameters. According to our expectations, using factor analysis for our five tests, one factor was isolated and that factor is explosive strength. Using pragmatic validity we demonstrated correlation between criteria and predicted variables for all tests. Significant correlation was point out between SLJ and SFLJ witch means that these two tests can have significant influence on result, with reference to efficacy of performance. We can conclude that metric characteristics of these presented tests on our sample of fencing athletes are satisfying, primarily new constructed test SFLJ which hereafter can be used on population of fencers for the purpose of transitive testing. 61

Dino Sourek<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Split, Croatia<br />

Supervisor: Damir Sekulic, pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Metric Characteristic <strong>of</strong> New-Constructed Tests Valuating Specific Explosive Strenght<br />

at Fencers<br />

Explosive strength as motoric abillity is definitely highly represented among kinesiologyst as<br />

well as in practice <strong>and</strong> also in kinesiology theory, that is why it has always been represented<br />

with more or less objective motoric tests. Main aim was to construct new measuring<br />

instrument for evaluating specific explosive strength at fencers <strong>and</strong> to valuate some metrics<br />

characteristics on population <strong>of</strong> junior <strong>and</strong> senior fencing athletes.<br />

Sample <strong>of</strong> the examiners included fifteen fencers (aged between 17 <strong>and</strong> 36) during Croatian<br />

national team championship. Five tests were chosen for this research, from which two <strong>of</strong> them<br />

were st<strong>and</strong>ardized, <strong>and</strong> three new constructed tests calibrated from specific fencing<br />

movements. The tests included: VJ-vertical jump <strong>and</strong> SLJ-st<strong>and</strong>ing long jump (st<strong>and</strong>ardized<br />

tests), LJFG-long jump from main fencing guard, SFLJ-step forward-long jump from main<br />

fencing guard <strong>and</strong> FL-fencing lunge (new constructed specific tests). As criteria <strong>of</strong> success in<br />

fencing we took three variables: number <strong>of</strong> succeeded hits, number <strong>of</strong> received hits, <strong>and</strong><br />

difference between hits succeeded <strong>and</strong> received. Results <strong>of</strong> all variables have been processed<br />

by the computer program Statistica 7(StatS<strong>of</strong>t, USA). Descriptive statistics has been<br />

calculated by routine statistic methods. All five performed tests are pro<strong>of</strong>ed to be reliable with<br />

satisfying Cronbach alpha <strong>and</strong> Inter-Item correlation parameters. According to our<br />

expectations, using factor analysis for our five tests, one factor was isolated <strong>and</strong> that factor is<br />

explosive strength. Using pragmatic validity we demonstrated correlation between criteria <strong>and</strong><br />

predicted variables for all tests. Significant correlation was point out between SLJ <strong>and</strong> SFLJ<br />

witch means that these two tests can have significant influence on result, with reference to<br />

efficacy <strong>of</strong> performance. We can conclude that metric characteristics <strong>of</strong> these presented tests<br />

on our sample <strong>of</strong> fencing athletes are satisfying, primarily new constructed test SFLJ which<br />

hereafter can be used on population <strong>of</strong> fencers for the purpose <strong>of</strong> transitive testing.<br />

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