Cristina Menescardi

Tactical aspects of a National University Taekwondo Championship in relation to round and match outcome.

Abstract Menescardi, C, Lopez-Lopez, JA, Falco, C, Hernandez-Mendo, A, and Estevan, I. Tactical aspects of a national university taekwondo championship in relation to round and match outcome. J Strength Cond Res 29(2): 466–471, 2015—The aims of this study were to analyze tactical behavior (direct attacks and indirect attacks, in addition to anticipatory, simultaneous, and posterior counterattacks) according to competition round and match, and to compare tactics of competitors (winners and nonwinners) in a university taekwondo championship. The analysis included 334 individual performances from 204 athletes over 169 bouts in the National University Championship. A 2-way repeated measure analysis of variance was conducted with “round” (at 3 levels: first, second, and third) as the within-subject factor and match outcome (at 2 levels: winning and nonwinning) as the between-subject factor. The results of this study show that tactical behavior patterns of winners and nonwinners differ. In addition, these differences vary over the course of a bout (p ⩽ 0.05). Winners perform fewer direct and indirect attacks than nonwinners perform, but execute more anticipatory, simultaneous, and posterior counterattacks. In terms of tactics in each round, there are more frequent direct and anticipatory actions in the third round than in earlier rounds (p ⩽ 0.05). Therefore, coaches should conduct tactical training for athletes in a variety of counterattacks, especially in the third round.

Technical-tactical differences among university level taekwondo competitors by gender and weight division

espanolObjetivo: El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el comportamiento tecnico-tactico, en funcion del sexo y la categoria de peso, de los competidores del Campeonato de Espana Universitario de Taekwondo de 2011. Metodo: Se analizaron un total de 45 combates de las rondas finales y semifinales del campeonato, con una muestra compuesta por 30 hombres y 31 mujeres. Las variables analizadas fueron: puntuacion obtenida, acciones totales, tipo de accion tactica, zona de golpeo, tipo de tecnica y pierna de golpeo. Resultados/Conclusiones: La prueba U de Mann Whitney mostro diferencias significativas entre hombres y mujeres en el numero total de acciones, tecnicas circulares y penalizaciones. Asimismo, los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas entre sexos en la frecuencia de realizacion acciones circulares en la categoria de peso mosca y pesado, acciones lineales de la categoria gallo y puntuacion total de la categoria de peso ligero. En la categoria de peso medio se hallaron diferencias significativas en las acciones totales, acciones de ataque, acciones al tronco, tecnicas realizadas con la pierna derecha y en tecnicas circulares. El comportamiento tecnico-tactico de los taekwondistas es diferente tanto en funcion del sexo como en funcion del sexo y la categoria de peso, siendo las mujeres las que realizan mas acciones circulares, al tronco, con la pierna derecha y totales que los hombres, mientras que estos reciben mas penalizaciones que las mujeres. EnglishAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the technical-tactical behavior of the competitors competing in the 2011 University Taekwondo Championship of Spain. Method: The sample consisted of 30 men and 31 women participating in 45 championship finals and semifinals combats. The variables analyzed were: the score, total number of actions, the type of tactical action, the height, the type of technic and kicking leg. Results/Conclusions: The Mann Whitney U test showed significant differences between men and women in total actions, circular techniques and warnings. The results also showed significant gender differences in circular actions in the flyweight and heavyweight categories, in the linear actions in bantamweight and total score in the lightweight category. Significant differences in total actions, attacking actions, actions to the trunk performed techniques with right leg and circular techniques were also found in the middleweight division. The technical-tactical behavior of taekwondo competitors was found to differ between gender or gender and weight divisions. Women were found to perform more circular actions to the trunk with the right leg and total actions than men, who received more warnings than women portuguesObjectivo: O presente estudo teve como objectivo avaliar o comportamento tecnico-tactico dos competidores de taekwondodo Campeonato de Espanha Universitario de 2011, em funcao do genero e da categoria de peso. Metodo: Analisou-se um total de 45 combates nas provas finais e semifinais do campeonato, com uma amostra constituida por 30 homens e 31 mulheres. As variaveis analisadas no estudo foram: pontuacao obtida, accoes totais, tipo de accao tactica, zona de ataque, tipo de tecnica utilizada e perna de ataque. Resultados/Conclusoes:. O teste estatistico U de Mann Whitney revela diferencas significativas entre homens e mulheres no numero total de accoes, tecnicas circulares utilizadas e penalizacoes. Do mesmo modo, os resultados mostraram diferencas significativas entre os sexos na frequencia de realizacoes circulares na categoria de peso ligeiro e pesado, accoes lineares na categoria pesado e pontuacao total na categoria de peso ligeiro. Na categoria de peso medio verificaram-se diferencas significativas nas accoes totais, accoes direita e as tecnicas circulares. O comportamento tecnico-tactico dos praticantes de taekwondo e diferente tanto em funcao do sexo, como em funcao do sexo e categoria de peso, sendo as mulheres as que realizam mais accoes circulares, ao tronco, com a perna directa e totais. Os homens, no entanto, receberam mais penalizacoes do que as mulheres.