Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitions
Introduction: To perform a technical action, the elite judo athlete examines the direction of attack relative to the opponent's body position. This study aimed to analyze and compare the most frequent and effective attack directions carried out by male Olympic medalists. Materials and Methods:...
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2023-09-01
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| description | Introduction: To perform a technical action, the elite judo athlete examines the direction of attack relative to the opponent's body position. This study aimed to analyze and compare the most frequent and effective attack directions carried out by male Olympic medalists. Materials and Methods: A sample of 112 male medalists performed 3,664 attacks in four Olympic tournaments (2004–2016). ANOVA (one factor) determined inter and intra-Olympic comparisons, followed by the post hoc Bonferroni test (p< 0.05). Eta squared η2 and Cohen's d calculated the effect size, respectively. Results: Olympic medalists oriented their attacks principally in right forward (30.5±11.3%), left forward (29.9±10.5%), left backward (18.8±8.1%), and right backward (15.8±6.1%). The effectiveness of right forward (25.7±13.1%) and left forward (26.2±12.5%) dominates left backward (20.5±10.1%) and right backward (15.5±9.7%), respectively. In terms of frequencies and effectiveness, the contribution of secondary directions is negligible. Conclusions: Attacking in eight orientations made the defense vulnerable. Beside the uncertainty and unpredictability, they created more points of imbalance to overcome defensive issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9aaa7a309cd4c16b971689afed803d22023-10-18T09:18:10ZengAkademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w GdanskuBaltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity2080-99992023-09-01153Article1Article110.29359/BJHPA.15.3.01Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitionsAmar AIT ALI YAHIA0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-960XNIHESTS Abdellah Fadhel, Algiers, AlgeriaIntroduction: To perform a technical action, the elite judo athlete examines the direction of attack relative to the opponent's body position. This study aimed to analyze and compare the most frequent and effective attack directions carried out by male Olympic medalists. Materials and Methods: A sample of 112 male medalists performed 3,664 attacks in four Olympic tournaments (2004–2016). ANOVA (one factor) determined inter and intra-Olympic comparisons, followed by the post hoc Bonferroni test (p< 0.05). Eta squared η2 and Cohen's d calculated the effect size, respectively. Results: Olympic medalists oriented their attacks principally in right forward (30.5±11.3%), left forward (29.9±10.5%), left backward (18.8±8.1%), and right backward (15.8±6.1%). The effectiveness of right forward (25.7±13.1%) and left forward (26.2±12.5%) dominates left backward (20.5±10.1%) and right backward (15.5±9.7%), respectively. In terms of frequencies and effectiveness, the contribution of secondary directions is negligible. Conclusions: Attacking in eight orientations made the defense vulnerable. Beside the uncertainty and unpredictability, they created more points of imbalance to overcome defensive issues.https://www.balticsportscience.com/journal/vol15/iss3/1/combat sportsperformance analysishigh-level athlete |
| spellingShingle | Amar AIT ALI YAHIA Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitions Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity combat sports performance analysis high-level athlete |
| title | Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitions |
| title_full | Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitions |
| title_fullStr | Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitions |
| title_short | Directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the Olympic competitions |
| title_sort | directions of attack and their effectiveness of male judo medalists at the olympic competitions |
| topic | combat sports performance analysis high-level athlete |
| url | https://www.balticsportscience.com/journal/vol15/iss3/1/ |
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