STUDY REGARDING THE APPRECIATION CAPACITY OF DISTANCE AND SPEED AT VAULT EVENT IN WOMAN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
STUDY REGARDING THE APPRECIATION CAPACITY OF DISTANCE AND SPEED AT VAULT EVENT IN WOMAN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

Summary/Abstract: Artistic gymnastics is the sport in which athletes are trying to present the best exercises in the competitions and is considered a sport by the limit of physical and psychological possibilities of those who practice it. It is characterised by a high, rich and varied content of elements and technical processes. The Vault apparatus is one of the most dynamic and spectacular tests found in the Artistic Gymnastics specific competition program. This apparatus requires special qualities from the athletes, from which the appreciation of distance and speed. The main purpose of the present study is to determine the ability of appreciation of distance and speed, at Vault event in Women's Artistic Gymnastics. The evaluation of distance and speed appreciation was performed using the ADV (appreciation of distance and speed) computerized test, which is included in the PSISELTEVA battery, created by RQ Plus. The pedagogic experiment was performed between 15/09/2014 - 10/07/2015. In this period the initial testing was conducted (15-20/09/2014), the trening was followed, and at the end the final testing was done (02- 10/07/2015). According to the annual training plan, the training program was conducted in over 9 training mesocyles and included 202 training lessons.The subjects were 21 gymnasts aged 8-10 years. The results obtained at the Wilcoxon test showed a significant improvement in the appreciation capacity of distance and speed and that the effect of the training program on this capacity is strong. Thus, the use of ADV computerized tests in the athletes` training is recommended, for increasing the appreciation capacity of distance and speed.

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