Technical and tactical analysis of youth taekwondo performance
J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Jun;26(6):1489-95.
1Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Rome
"Foro Italico," Rome, Italy 2Department of Clinical and Experimental
Medicine, University of Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy 3Italian Taekwondo Federation, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze
the technical and tactical aspects of young athletes during official taekwondo competitions. Fifty-nine youth taekwondo athletes (43 boys and 16 girls; age range: 10-12 years; weight category range: <24 to >59 kg) with at least 2 years of taekwondo training
consisting of three 90-minute training sessions for 3 d·wk participated
in this study. Thirty-seven matches (three 1-minute rounds, with
1-minute rest in between) were analyzed to verify the differences (p ≤
0.05) in offensive and defensive actions in relation to gender (male,
female), match outcome (winners, nonwinners), kicking leg (front, rear),
and round (first, second, third). No difference emerged for gender and
match outcome. With respect to defensive actions (8.4 ± 12.0%), youth
athletes engaged more frequently (p < 0.0001) in offensive actions
(91.6 ± 12.0%), which showed a significant decrease (p < 0.016) from
the first round (42.3 ± 21.8%) to the second (33.1 ± 14.8%) and third
(24.5 ± 16.0%) ones. Kicks performed with the rear leg (94.4 ± 7.8%)
occurred more frequently (p < 0.0001) than those performed with the
front leg (5.6 ± 7.8%). In considering that a high level of coordination
is required to perform front-leg kicks and defensive actions
necessitate a high level of tactical skills, these findings might
indicate a not-yet complete attainment of fundamental coordinative
capabilities in 10- to 12-year-old athletes, independently of match
outcome. To enhance coordination capabilities in youth athletes, coaches
are recommended to structure their training including skill-ability and
sport-ability drills.
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