KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF HANDSTAND IN GYMNASTICS

Fadil Mamuti, Fadil Rexhepi

Abstract

The purpose of this study is the evaluation of gymnastics handstand, as well as the kinematic analysis of the above mentioned technique as an integral part of the university curriculum. Method of work. In this research were examined 18 students of the Faculty of Physical Education of University of Tetova who are in their second year of study and have already completed the sports gymnastics subject which is obligatory and lasts one semester. Each student was graded with sufficient, good, or excellent, by three gymnastics teachers. With the purpose of comparing the handstand techniques, a model of performance was examined by the student who performed the exercise best. For kinematic analysis the following parameters have been taken: angles and distances of the extreme points of the limbs of the body and center of gravity of the body. The Kinematic parameters were extracted with the System for kinematic analysis – APAS (Ariel Performance Analysis System), and their processing was done using the descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA analysis. Results of the kinematic analysis of angles show that the differences between the groups are not significant. Also results show that distances of the extreme points of the limbs of the body and center of gravity of the body do not show significant differences between the groups, for the three position indicators, respectively the distances mentioned above. Conclusion: From the results obtained, there are no significant statistical differences between the ideal model chosen as the most successful performance and the three assessed student groups. Therefore, we can conclude that during the assessment of the students special care should be given to some characteristics that make the handstand to be performed technically correctly.

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