Sport-specific characteristics of change of direction ability in athletes and training effects

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350791
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: Seiji Aruga 東海大学, スポーツ医科学研究所, 教授 (90287037)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TERAO Tamotsu 東海大学, スポーツ医科学研究所, 特任教授 (50183489) ; AGEMIZU Kenichiro 東海大学, 体育学部, 准教授 (40439659) ; NAKANISHI Hidetoshi 東海大学, 体育学部, 教授 (00227844) ; FUJII Masahiro 東海大学, 体育学部, 准教授 (20514920) ; YONAMOTO Minoru 東海大学, 体育学部, 講師 (50580354)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 方向転換 / 体力トレーニング / アジリティ / バレーボール

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this research was to clarify sport-specific characteristics of change of direction ability in athletes, while at the same time examining long-term variations and training methods to improve change of direction. Tests performed on male volleyball athletes that included various change of direction movements revealed relationships between change of direction ability and both of the following: competitive ability and position played. In addition, in terms of long-term variation in change of direction ability, there was a clearly significant reduction in times for change of direction movements that incorporated anterior and lateral movements. Furthermore, an examination of two training methods designed to improve change of direction abilities revealed new perspectives on training characteristics and conditions for training implementation.

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