Kinesiology, Vol. 27 No. 1, 1995.
Original scientific paper
Some differences between the 12-year old male sprinters and the top sprinters
Viktor Šnajder
; Fakultet za fizičku kulturu, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb
Dragan Milanović
; Fakultet za fizičku kulturu, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb
Abstract
Sprinting characteristics of 12-year-old boys, who were not engaged in athletic activities at that time, were determined on a 100-meter track. In parallel, the results achieved by a top sprinter were also obtained on the same track. The purpose of this study was to determine the basic running stages, the time and distance limits, and the essential differences between the speed-distance curves for children and top sprinters. As expected, the top sprinters exceeded the boys’ performance at all points. Although there were similarities, significant sprinting differences between the two types were noted. The principal differences were in the number of distinctive running stages, the rate of initial acceleration, the position and duration of the maximum speed period, and the speed profile of the final 10 meters of the track. Finally, it was concluded that the 100-meter sprint may not be the most suitable length for this group of boys.
Keywords
athletics, sprint, 12-year-old sprinters, top sprinters
Hrčak ID:
253501
URI
Publication date:
11.3.1995.
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