The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat Kayaking
This study investigated the role of vision in maintaining stroke synchronization in crew-boat sprint kayaking. Sixteen sprint kayakers from a national team were paired into eight two-seater (K2) crews. Each crew paddled at high intensity with the back paddler's eyes open or closed in a randomiz...
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| description | This study investigated the role of vision in maintaining stroke synchronization in crew-boat sprint kayaking. Sixteen sprint kayakers from a national team were paired into eight two-seater (K2) crews. Each crew paddled at high intensity with the back paddler's eyes open or closed in a randomized order. Using video analysis, stroke synchronization was quantified by the timing offsets between the front and back paddlers at four key positions of the stroke. All crews could paddle continuously without capsize or stopping under both visual conditions. In the absence of vision, neither 200-m performance time (p = 0.23, d = 0.47, small effect size) nor stroke rate (p = 0.41, d = 0.31, small effect size) was severely affected. There were no significant effects of vision on stroke synchronization offsets between the front and back paddlers across all key positions (all p > 0.05). Highly skilled paddlers likely relied on the kinesthetic perception to maintain the boat synchronization when visual information was not available. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2968f3485ef94033a6ab2c6e7628d8c42022-12-21T23:42:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672020-10-01210.3389/fspor.2020.569130569130The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat KayakingPui Wah Kong0Pui Wah Kong1Cheryl Sihui Tay2Jing Wen Pan3Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SingaporeOffice of Graduate Studies and Professional Learning, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SingaporePhysical Education and Sports Science Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SingaporePhysical Education and Sports Science Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SingaporeThis study investigated the role of vision in maintaining stroke synchronization in crew-boat sprint kayaking. Sixteen sprint kayakers from a national team were paired into eight two-seater (K2) crews. Each crew paddled at high intensity with the back paddler's eyes open or closed in a randomized order. Using video analysis, stroke synchronization was quantified by the timing offsets between the front and back paddlers at four key positions of the stroke. All crews could paddle continuously without capsize or stopping under both visual conditions. In the absence of vision, neither 200-m performance time (p = 0.23, d = 0.47, small effect size) nor stroke rate (p = 0.41, d = 0.31, small effect size) was severely affected. There were no significant effects of vision on stroke synchronization offsets between the front and back paddlers across all key positions (all p > 0.05). Highly skilled paddlers likely relied on the kinesthetic perception to maintain the boat synchronization when visual information was not available.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspor.2020.569130/fullteam boatpaddlingvideo analysisoffsetseyes |
| spellingShingle | Pui Wah Kong Pui Wah Kong Cheryl Sihui Tay Jing Wen Pan The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat Kayaking Frontiers in Sports and Active Living team boat paddling video analysis offsets eyes |
| title | The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat Kayaking |
| title_full | The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat Kayaking |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat Kayaking |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat Kayaking |
| title_short | The Role of Vision in Maintaining Stroke Synchronization in K2 Crew-Boat Kayaking |
| title_sort | role of vision in maintaining stroke synchronization in k2 crew boat kayaking |
| topic | team boat paddling video analysis offsets eyes |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspor.2020.569130/full |
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