Can We Predict Success of Orienteering Athletes?

Örsçelik, Aydan; Apaydın, Ali; Yıldız, Yavuz

doi:10.5336/sportsci.2017-55525

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“…Upon examining the literature, it was seen that orienteering and soccer training practiced by participants in different age groups increased their BW from the pretest to the posttest [23][24][25]. An increase in BFP values was observed in studies conducted at different times and with different age groups with a focus on different sports (orienteering, skiing, football, and fitness), which was found to be higher in the CGs [26][27][28].…”

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“…In different studies that were carried out during the weekly physical education class for 8 weeks [23], with late adolescent, young adult, and adult orienteering athletes [29] and with successful and unsuccessful orienteering athletes [26], no difference was found in terms of BMI values. All these studies support the finding of this study that as a result of orienteering training, BW increases significantly but no difference is noted in the BFP values.…”

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“…It is likely that the 8-week training program in which exercises including track running, jumping over hurdles and bumps, careful movement, and holding a specific pose for balance were done, and the additional muscle mass gained by the participants helped improve their balance skills. It was concluded in similar studies in the literature that such training programs help improve balance[26,29,43,44]. It was found in similar studies carried out with participants from different age groups by performing other sports that balance can be improved with exercise and training[45][46][47][48][49].…”

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Effects of 8-Week Orienteering Training on Physical Fitness Parameters among Adolescents Aged 14–18 Years

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2022

BioMed Research International

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The aim of this study is to examine the effects of 8-week orienteering training on physical fitness parameters in adolescents. To reveal this effect, this experimental study was designed as a pretest–posttest control group model. A total of 41 volunteers (20 females and 21 males) aged 14–18 years were divided into 2 groups: the orienteering training group (OTG) and control group (CG). Health-related and performance-related parameters of the physical fitness of the participants before and after the 8-week orienteering training were evaluated. After eight weeks of training, body weight (BW) increased by 1 kg on average in the OTG, but the body fat percentage (BFP) did not change. This increase could be due to the effect of the orienteering training. The CG, on the contrary, recorded an increase in BFP. Whereas both groups seemed similar in terms of elastic strength, and a significant improvement was found in the OTG in terms of anaerobic power, which considers BW. In terms of balance performance, the OTG showed a significant improvement, while the CG displayed a 97% rate of negative change. The positive increase rate in aerobic capacity was significantly higher in the OTG compared with the CG. Each participant in the OTG covered approximately 2000 meters engaging in parkour in each training session. Thus, the increase in aerobic capacity for the OTG can be explained by the number of 8-week training sessions. Rockport time decreased statistically in the OTG after training, but there was no difference in comparison with the CG. Moreover, similar results were observed in both the groups in body mass index, flexibility, agility, speed, and VO2max values. Overall, orienteering training once a week for eight weeks resulted in positive developments in physical fitness parameters.

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Effects of 8-Week Orienteering Training on Physical Fitness Parameters among Adolescents Aged 14–18 Years

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2022

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The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on competition performances of professional orienteering athletes: An example of explanatory sequential mixed design

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Ercan

2023

Turk J Sports Med

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Objective: This study aims to understand and reveal the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the competitive performance of professional orienteering athletes. Materials and Methods: The performance changes of the athletes were analyzed in the quantitative stage according to the results of the competition. Qualitative data from the one-on-one interview method were analyzed to understand why factors were statistically significant at the quantitative stage. By evaluating the two data sets together, the study presented the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of elite orienteering athletes with a generalizable and in-depth perspective. Results: The number of athletes participating in the competition was low, and the rate of successful completion of the competition was high during the pandemic process. The shortening of the 'second per kilometer' duration of the elite athletes participating in the competitions held during the pandemic. In the one-on-one interview discussion with the athletes, nine main themes affecting the competition performance were found; the effect of training, nutrition change, economic impact, situations affecting overall performance, the effect of changes in competitions, psychosocial impact, the effect of health problems, motivation to continue sports and forward-looking planning. Conclusion: Performance should be considered holistically, improvement achieved only through training would not be enough for success, athlete evaluation should also be based on economical and biopsychosocial aspects.

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Can We Predict Success of Orienteering Athletes?

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Effects of 8-Week Orienteering Training on Physical Fitness Parameters among Adolescents Aged 14–18 Years

Effects of 8-Week Orienteering Training on Physical Fitness Parameters among Adolescents Aged 14–18 Years

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on competition performances of professional orienteering athletes: An example of explanatory sequential mixed design

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