The article presents the analysis of the tempo characteristics of climbing, their influence and relationship with the result of passing short climbing routes. In the period from 2013 to 2024, 1343 performances of male climbers at major international tournaments were studied. The studies allowed us to determine the degree of relationship between the tempo and the performance result, and to establish that, depending on the skill level of the climber, the degree of relationship fluctuates in the range from r = – 0.30 to r = – 0.45, while always remaining highly significant. The data obtained allow us to assert that a higher tempo of movement execution contributes to good performance results on short sports routes, at a level of at least p = 0,007, regardless of the skill level of the climber. During the experiment, mathematical models were built for four clusters of climbers distributed in accordance with their sports results in the discipline of lead climbing. The models allow us to calculate the optimal climbing tempo that contributes to achieving the planned result.
Autors:
Kotchenko Y. V.
Keywords:
#climbing pace
#competitions
#difficulty
#influencing factors
#Modeling
#result
#rock climbing
#short routes
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More about the authors:
Kotchenko Yury Vasilyevich – candidate of technical sciences, associate professor, Department of physical education and sport. Sevastopol State University. Russia, Sevastopol.