Reactive agility in competitive young volleyball players : a gender comparison of perceptual-cognitive and motor determinants

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Limited evidence is available providing specific details about the perceptual-cognitive and motor factors that contribute to reactive agility (RA) and variations between genders in young athletes. The aim of the study was to investigate perceptual-cognitive and motor determinants of RA in competitive youth volleyball players. A total of 135 volleyball players (61 males, 74 females) aged 16–18 years were included in this study. The independent variables were as follows: explosive strength, maximal frequency of movements, simple and complex reaction time, selective attention, sensory sensitivity, and saccadic dynamics. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that explosive strength (ß = -0.494; p < 0.001) and complex reaction time (ß = 0.225; p = 0.054) accounted for 23% of the variance in RA performance in male players. The best exploratory model for RA contributed 34.5% of the variance in RA for female players with significant determinants of explosive strength (ß = -0.387; p < 0.001), sensory sensitivity (ß = -0.326; p = 0.001) and selective attention (ß = 0.229; p = 0.020). Male athletes obtained better results in RA, in all motor tests (effect size of 0.88 to 2.58) and in five variables of perceptual-cognitive skills (effect size of 0.35 to 0.98). Motor and perceptual-cognitive components significantly contributed to performance in RA in competitive youth volleyball players. Gender differentiates between players’ RA performance, motor properties and saccadic dynamics to a large extent, while the remaining analyzed perceptual-cognitive components vary between female and male players to a small and moderate extent.

Tytuł
Reactive agility in competitive young volleyball players : a gender comparison of perceptual-cognitive and motor determinants
Twórca
Zwierko Michał
Słowa kluczowe
team sports; explosive strength; foot tapping; saccadic dynamics; sensory sensitivity
Słowa kluczowe
gry zespołowe; siła eksplozywna; szybkość okulomotoryczna; czułość sensoryczna
Współtwórca
Jedziniak Wojciech ORCID 0000-0001-9789-0940
Popowczak Marek
Rokita Andrzej
Data
2022
Typ zasobu
artykuł
Identyfikator zasobu
DOI 10.2478/hukin-2022-0112
Źródło
Journal of Human Kinetics, 2022, vol. 85 iss. 1, pp. 87-96
Język
angielski
Prawa autorskie
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Dyscyplina naukowa
Nauki o kulturze fizycznej; Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu
Kategorie
Publikacje pracowników US
Data udostępnienia24 lut 2023, 14:25:23
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