Discriminant analysis of the motor performance of Brazilian gymnasts of different competitive levels
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-4690.2022e36208940Keywords:
Selection, Artistic gymnastic, Girls, Motor testsAbstract
This study investigates the discriminant power of the Talent Opportunity Program’s (TOPS) tests battery in elite and non-elite Brazilian female artistic gymnasts belonging to three competitive categories: pre-infantile, infantile e juvenile. The sample comprises 234 gymnasts (67 elite; 170 non-elite) aged 9-15 years from 26 Brazilian gymnastics clubs. Anthropometry, body composition, biological maturation, and training history data were collected. Motor performance was assessed with TOPS physical abilities battery (tests: handstand hold, cast, rope climb, press handstand, leg flexibility, leg lift, 20 meters sprint). Hotteling T2, and stepwise discriminant analysis was conducted in SYSTAT 13. There were significant differences (p<0.001) in the vectors of means between elite and non-elite groups in each age-category. On average, elite gymnasts had significant higher performance than non-elite gymnasts in almost all tests (p<0.05), but the sprint test (p>0.05). The discriminant analysis identified different sub-sets of tests that differentiated elite from non-elite gymnasts: cast (pre-infantile); press handstand, rope climb and handstand hold (infantile); leg lift, leg flexibility (juvenile). Corrected re-classification was high: 84 % in pre-infantile, 79% in infantile, and 75% in juvenile categories. In conclusion, results showed significant differences in motor performance between elite and non-elite gymnasts, as well as the discriminant power of TOPS in each age category, suggesting that this may be a relevant instrument as an assessment tool in training control of Women Artistic Gymnastics, and may be a suitable instrument for decision making.
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