Kinesiology, Vol. 44. No. 1., 2012.
Original scientific paper
The effects of basic military training on shooting tasks in conditions of sleep deprivation
Mario Jovanović
; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Goran Sporiš
; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Šopar
; Croatian Armed Forces, Zagreb, Croatia
Dražen Harasin
; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dario Matika
; Institute for Research and Development of Defence Systems, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this research was to determine the influence of Special Operations Battalion (SOB) basic training on specific shooting tasks in conditions of sleep deprivation. The research was conducted on a sample of 19 members of the Croatian Armed Forces for Special Operations. A specific task of shooting was carried out in four different ways with regard to body position in relation to the target (Sector 1-4). The shooting target was a head and chest silhouette. The paired samples t-test has shown significant differences (p<.05) in the specific tasks of shooting before and after sleep deprivation. In addition, the results have shown that the SOB basic training had a positive impact on the reduction of sleep deprivation effects in shooting tasks. The
obtained data suggest that during the SOB basic training (62 days), adaptation to stress and improvement of the skills of handling weapons has occurred, contributing significantly to better shooting results in stressful conditions, primarily in terms of lack of sleep.
Keywords
military personnel; fatigue; specific shooting task; acute sleep deprivation
Hrčak ID:
83591
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2012.
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