Using Biomechanics to Explore Children’s Movement

Knutzen, Kathleen M.; Martin, LeaAnn Tyson

doi:10.1123/pes.14.3.222

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“…On the other hand, more advanced assessment methods can provide valid and reliable electromyographic, kinematic and kinetic data of the human body during movement (i.e., measuring the movement technique being defined as describing “[…] the relative position and orientation of body segments as they change during the performance of a sport task to perform that task effectively” [ 35 ].) for the evaluation of technical skills within TID [ 25 , 36 ].…”

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Assessing Technical Skills in Talented Youth Athletes: A Systematic Review

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Background Talent identification and development (TID) programs aim to identify players with the greatest potential for long-term success. Previous research suggests that the assessment of sport-specific technical skills is valuable for discriminating between more and less skilled individuals and/or for predicting future performance. Objective This review aims to provide an overview on both the instruments used to assess sport-specific technical skills and their discriminatory, explanatory and/or predictive findings in the context of TID. Methods Electronic searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, SPORTDiscus, SURF and Scopus (January 1990–October 2019). Search terms covered the areas of sport, technical skills assessment, performance, skill level and youth. In the end, 59 relevant studies were identified and evaluated. Results The results highlight the widespread and important role of technical skills in TID; almost all studies (93%) reported discriminatory, explanatory and/or predictive benefits for the assessment of sport-specific technical skills. Analyzing and categorizing the number of assessment methods applied in the studies ( n = 69) according to their method type (‘technique-related’ or ‘outcome-related’ variables) and method set-up (‘experimental’ or ‘competition’ data acquisition environment) indicated a clear tendency towards ‘outcome-related’ (73%) and ‘experimental’ (75%) assessment methods. We also found a strong overrepresentation of studies assessing cross-sectional data (75%) in soccer (53%) in male samples (74% of studies reporting subjects’ sex) from European countries (64%). Conclusions On the one hand, our findings demonstrate the great capability of sport-specific technical skills assessments to discriminate different performance levels and predict future performance in TID activities. On the other hand, this review highlights the focus on ‘outcome-related’ and ‘experimental’ methods in specific populations and, consequently, the limited knowledge in other areas. Here, the application of ‘technique-related’ and ‘competition’ methods appears promising for adding new knowledge, especially in the light of technological advances.

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Assessing Technical Skills in Talented Youth Athletes: A Systematic Review

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“…For infants who cannot bear weight, the harness can take some weight, but the feet must be flat on the floor. Introduction P A R T 1 of biomechanics provides the foundation for understanding how we move the body's segmental linkage and remain balanced as we acquire skill (Knutzen and Martin, 2002). Without knowledge of linked segment dynamics the clinician has only observation upon which to base analysis and training of motor actions, and several clinical studies have shown the inaccuracy of such observations.…”

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