Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Προπονητική ΑθλημάτωνLibrary of the School of Physical Education and Sport Science
Supervisors info:
Γιοβάνης Βασίλειος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Χιονοδρομίας, ΣΕΦΑΑ, ΕΚΠΑ
(Επιβλέπων)
Γελαδάς Νικόλαος, Καθηγητής Εργοφυσιολογίας, ΣΕΦΑΑ, ΕΚΠΑ
Ρουσάνογλου Ελισσάβετ, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια Αθλητικής Βιο-μηχανικής, ΣΕΦΑΑ, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Διαχρονική εξέλιξη της βάδισης και της στρατηγικής ρυθμού του αγωνιστικού βάδην γυναικών
Translated title:
Timeline development of walking and pace strategy of women's race walking
Summary:
The purpose of this work was to study the evolution of walking and pacing strategy profiles of high level women’s 20 km of race walking. The practical example of applying the theoretical basis was made during the Women’s Greek Championship (Megara 2016), in which 12 athletes aged 19 to 40 participated (28.50 ± 7.20). Initially, the certified distance of the 20km route was divided into 10 sections of 2 km each. The same happened with the times (intermediate, final) corresponding to the individual sections (2 km) of the route. The following instruments were used to evaluate the data: a) a camcorder (50Hz), b) the protocols of distance and electronic times. The athletes are divided into 4 groups: the first 3, those who finished 15% slower than the first, those who finished 15% - 30% slower, and those who finished more than 30% slower than the winner, and finally became comparison of the first 6 and last 6 athletes’ teams. Based on the data of the individual distances and the corresponding times of the athletes, pacing strategies profiles were found that describe each tactic in this race. It was found that the winners of the race used Even Pacing Strategy, maintaining a steady speed throughout most of the route of 20 km. As the level of women athletes became lower, Variable Pacing Strategy was used, while the athletes who finished last did not seem to be able to maintain any particular pacing strategy. It is suggested that athletes follow Even Pacing Strategy during the race in order to improve their performance.
Main subject category:
Education - Sport science
Keywords:
Race Walking, Even Pacing Strategy, Variable Pacing Strategy, Performance
Number of references:
111
