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Running Head : Adaptive movement patterns in springboard diving 1 1 Increasing functional variability in the preparatory phase of the take-off improves elite 2 springboard diving performance 3 4
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Barris, Sian Farrow, Damian |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | 27 Purpose: Previous research demonstrating that specific performance outcome goals can be 28 achieved in different ways is functionally significant for springboard divers whose 29 performance environment can vary extensively. This body of work raises questions over the 30 traditional approach of balking (terminating the take-off) by elite divers aiming to perform 31 only identical, invariant movement patterns during practice. Method: A 12-week training 32 program (two times per day; 6.5 hours per day), was implemented with four elite female 33 springboard divers to encourage them to adapt movement patterns under variable take-off 34 conditions and complete intended dives, rather than balk. Results: Intra-individual analyses 35 revealed small increases in variability in the board-work component of each diver’s preand 36 post-training program reverse dive take-offs. No topological differences were observed 37 between movement patterns of dives completed preand post-training. Differences were 38 noted in the amount of movement variability under different training conditions (evidenced 39 by higher NoRMS indices post-training). An increase in the number of completed dives (from 40 78.91 – 86.84% to 95.59 – 99.29%) and a decrease in the frequency of balked take-offs (from 41 13.16 – 19.41 % to 0.63 – 4.41%) showed that the elite athletes were able to adapt their 42 behaviors during the training program. These findings coincided with greater consistency in 43 the divers’ performance during practice as scored by qualified judges. Conclusion: Results 44 suggested that, on completion of training, athletes were capable of successfully adapting their 45 movement patterns under more varied take-off conditions, to achieve greater consistency and 46 stability of performance outcomes. 47 |
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| Language | English |
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| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
