Inter-stroke steadiness: a new kinematic variable related to 200m performance in young canoeists

Abellán-Aynés, Oriol; López-Plaza, Daniel; Martínez-Aranda, Luis Manuel; Alacid, Fernando

doi:10.1080/14763141.2022.2071327

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“…Many variables can be related to performance, such as velocity, stroke rate, stroke length, and interstroke steadiness. [22][23][24][25][26] Modifications to these biomechanical variables might result in a loss of total speed, which is associated with potential technical imbalances during the race, such as excessive or inefficient steering strokes. 22,26 In Para canoe, balance changes are significant (mainly in the KL1 class) and adjustments to the vessels, improvement in the specific kayak Para canoe paddling technique, and an increase in athletes with greater trunk balance (KL1 athletes) may be factors that lead to performance improvement over the years in all classes.…”

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“…Many variables can be related to performance, such as velocity, stroke rate, stroke length, and interstroke steadiness 22–26 . Modifications to these biomechanical variables might result in a loss of total speed, which is associated with potential technical imbalances during the race, such as excessive or inefficient steering strokes 22,26 .…”

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Performance Trajectory Related to Age, Classification and Sex in Elite Kayak Para Canoe Athletes

Neto¹,

Vara²,

Dorneles

et al. 2023

Am J Phys Med Rehabil

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Objective Verify the performance trajectory related to age, classification (KL: kayak level; M: male; F: female), and sex of elite kayak Para canoe athletes. Design Retrospective cohort study. Results Race results and athletes' data were retrieved from publicly available online databases for 17 competitions and 102 finals between 2015 and 2022. Race time reduced over the years except for KL3-M class. There was a reduction in the relative difference between KL2-M and KL3-M over the years (r = -0.83, 95%CI = -0.34 to -0.97; p ≤ 0.05). Additionally, no significant differences were found in race times relative differences between KL2-F and KL3-F over the years. Although the correlation between age and performance was only found to be statistically significant in the KL3-F class, the ages of all classes (35.2, 32.6, 29.5, 34.6, 37.6, and 30.6 years for males and females KL1, KL2, and KL3, respectively) were higher than those in Olympic canoeing (27.8 years). Conclusion Race times have improved overall since 2015, but not for the KL3-M class. Nevertheless, due to the stochastic ages of the finalist athletes, it was not possible to determine the age at which peak performance is achieved in all classes. Kayak Para canoe classes should be monitored in the coming years to determine whether interventions are necessary to improve differentiation.

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Performance Trajectory Related to Age, Classification and Sex in Elite Kayak Para Canoe Athletes

Neto¹,

Vara²,

Dorneles

et al. 2023

Am J Phys Med Rehabil

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“…This refers to the ability to maintain a consistent and continuous stroke rate throughout a race. Recent research explored the association between stroke steadiness and performance outcomes in canoeing [22], highlighting the strong correlation between stroke steadiness and competitive success in young paddlers. However, there is limited understanding of how stroke steadiness is influenced by other variables that are related to performance in this sport.…”

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“…Maintaining consistent stroke steadiness throughout consecutive strokes is related to the short-term dimension [23], while the longterm dimension is typically related to the overall dispersion of the strokes throughout the race [24]. Stroke steadiness has been presented in recent research by using the standard deviation of a time series of data to express long-term steadiness [22]. In the attempt to represent short-term steadiness, successive differences were used to express how one stroke varies from the immediately preceding one [22].…”

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Morphology and Maturity Status and Their Relationship with Stroke Steadiness in Young Sprint Paddlers

Abellán-Aynés,

Alacid,

López-Plaza

2023

Applied Sciences

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Elite kayakers are characterized by robust somatotypes and a high degree of technical skills acquired from early ages along the biological maturity process. This study aimed to analyze the interdependence of anthropometric attributes, maturity status, and new stroke kinematics variables such as long- and short-term stroke steadiness in young sprint paddlers. Twenty-two elite young male canoeists, aged 13.5 ± 0.4 years, volunteered for the investigation. A battery of anthropometric measurements was obtained for each individual while stroke kinematics were determined by lateral recordings in an all-out 200 m test. Frame-to-frame analysis of consecutive strokes allowed the determination of short-term and long-term steadiness. Significant and positive correlations (p < 0.05) between maturity status, canoeing experience, and stroke steadiness were identified, especially in long-term steadiness (r = 0.60–0.83). In addition, upper-body dimensions in the chest and arms exhibited strong associations with both short- and long-term steadiness (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that biological maturity, but particularly experience, are key factors for a higher stroke efficiency. Therefore, early identification of morphological characteristics and maturity status along with specific practice in canoeing should be taken into consideration for ideal talent development in young canoeists.

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Steadiness of technical variables as a determinant factor of performance in a virtual simulated regatta

Abellán-Aynés,

Segado,

Menayo

et al. 2024

Sports Biomechanics

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Inter-stroke steadiness: a new kinematic variable related to 200m performance in young canoeists

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

Performance Trajectory Related to Age, Classification and Sex in Elite Kayak Para Canoe Athletes

Performance Trajectory Related to Age, Classification and Sex in Elite Kayak Para Canoe Athletes

Morphology and Maturity Status and Their Relationship with Stroke Steadiness in Young Sprint Paddlers

Steadiness of technical variables as a determinant factor of performance in a virtual simulated regatta

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