Physical Factors and Skills Related to the Performance of Speed Skating

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20011
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
• Research Institution: Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: Tomita Yosuke 高崎健康福祉大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (10803158)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: スピードスケート / スポーツ科学 / バイオメカニクス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Performance of speed skating requires both physical function and skating skills. However, the physical functions and skating skills associated with the athletic performance of speed skating remain unclear. In the present study, we examined the relationship between competitiveness, physical function, and skating skill in young speed skaters. We completed data collection in university-level athletes as we originally planned, while we were unable to conduct measurements on junior high and high school students due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The results showed that among physical function, maximal anaerobic power and lactate metabolic threshold were significantly related to the speed skating performance. In terms of skating skills, the double stance duration, as well as the duration and amount of deceleration, were found to be related to the performance of speed skating.

Free Research Field

バイオメカニクス

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

スピードスケート競技者はトレーニングを通して身体機能と滑走スキルの向上を図る一方で、競技力向上に向けた明確な数値目標がないままトレーニングに臨んでいる。本研究では若年スピードスケート競技者における競技力に関連する身体機能・滑走スキルを明らかにした。本研究の知見に基づいて、今後は、測定した身体機能や滑走スキルを効果的に向上するための支援システム構築を行う。