Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural network
IntroductionSpeed skating, being a popular winter sport, imposes significant demands on elite skaters, necessitating their effective assessment and adaptation to diverse environmental factors to achieve optimal race performance.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to conduct a thorough analysis of the...
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| description | IntroductionSpeed skating, being a popular winter sport, imposes significant demands on elite skaters, necessitating their effective assessment and adaptation to diverse environmental factors to achieve optimal race performance.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to conduct a thorough analysis of the predominant external factors influencing the performance of elite speed skaters.MethodsA total of 403 races, encompassing various race distances and spanning from the 2013 to the 2022 seasons, were examined for eight high-caliber speed skaters from the Chinese national team. We developed a comprehensive analytical framework utilizing an advanced back-propagation (BP) neural neural network model to assess three key factors on race performance: ice rink altitude, ice surface temperature, and race frequency.ResultsOur research indicated that the performance of all skaters improves with higher rink altitudes, particularly in races of 1,000 m and beyond. The ice surface temperature can either enhance or impaire performance and varies in its influences based on skaters' technical characteristics, which had a perceptible or even important influence on races of 1,500 m and beyond, and a negligible influence in the 500 m and 1,000 m races. An increase in race frequency generally contributed to better performance. The influence was relatively minor in the 500 m race, important in the 3,000 m race, and varied among individuals in the 1,000 m and 1,500 m races.ConclusionThe study results offer crucial guidelines for speed skaters and coaches, aiding in the optimization of their training and competition strategies, ultimately leading to improved competitive performance levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7766479ed01e4119a65a2cf23ee0b59c2024-02-09T05:04:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672024-02-01610.3389/fspor.2024.12277851227785Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural networkZhenlong Yang0Peng Ke1Yiming Zhang2Feng Du3Ping Hong4School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Competitive Sports, Beijing Sports University, Beijing, ChinaIntroductionSpeed skating, being a popular winter sport, imposes significant demands on elite skaters, necessitating their effective assessment and adaptation to diverse environmental factors to achieve optimal race performance.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to conduct a thorough analysis of the predominant external factors influencing the performance of elite speed skaters.MethodsA total of 403 races, encompassing various race distances and spanning from the 2013 to the 2022 seasons, were examined for eight high-caliber speed skaters from the Chinese national team. We developed a comprehensive analytical framework utilizing an advanced back-propagation (BP) neural neural network model to assess three key factors on race performance: ice rink altitude, ice surface temperature, and race frequency.ResultsOur research indicated that the performance of all skaters improves with higher rink altitudes, particularly in races of 1,000 m and beyond. The ice surface temperature can either enhance or impaire performance and varies in its influences based on skaters' technical characteristics, which had a perceptible or even important influence on races of 1,500 m and beyond, and a negligible influence in the 500 m and 1,000 m races. An increase in race frequency generally contributed to better performance. The influence was relatively minor in the 500 m race, important in the 3,000 m race, and varied among individuals in the 1,000 m and 1,500 m races.ConclusionThe study results offer crucial guidelines for speed skaters and coaches, aiding in the optimization of their training and competition strategies, ultimately leading to improved competitive performance levels.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1227785/fullspeed skatingBP neural networkice rink altitudeice temperaturerace frequency |
| spellingShingle | Zhenlong Yang Peng Ke Yiming Zhang Feng Du Ping Hong Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural network Frontiers in Sports and Active Living speed skating BP neural network ice rink altitude ice temperature race frequency |
| title | Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural network |
| title_full | Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural network |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural network |
| title_short | Quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed Skaters' performance using BP neural network |
| title_sort | quantitative analysis of the dominant external factors influencing elite speed skaters performance using bp neural network |
| topic | speed skating BP neural network ice rink altitude ice temperature race frequency |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1227785/full |
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