Children’s Single-Leg Landing Movement Capability Analysis According to the Type of Sport Practiced

Isaac Estevan, Gonzalo Monfort-Torres, Roman Farana, David Zahradnik, Daniel Jandacka and Xavier García-Massó
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Isaac Estevan: Activitat Física i Promoció de la Salut (AFIPS) Research Group, Department of Teaching of Musical, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Gonzalo Monfort-Torres: Human Movement Analysis Research Group (HUMAG), Department of Teaching of Musical, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Roman Farana: Department of Human Movement Studies, Human Motion Diagnostic Centre, University of Ostrava, 70100 Ostrava, Czech
David Zahradnik: Department of Human Movement Studies, Human Motion Diagnostic Centre, University of Ostrava, 70100 Ostrava, Czech
Daniel Jandacka: Department of Human Movement Studies, Human Motion Diagnostic Centre, University of Ostrava, 70100 Ostrava, Czech
Xavier García-Massó: Activitat Física i Promoció de la Salut (AFIPS) Research Group, Department of Teaching of Musical, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: (1) Background : Understanding children’s motor patterns in landing is important not only for sport performance but also to prevent lower limb injury. The purpose of this study was to analyze children’s lower limb joint angles and impact force during single-leg landings (SLL) in different types of jumping sports using statistical parametric mapping (SPM). (2) Methods : Thirty children (53.33% girls, M = 10.16 years-old, standard deviation ( SD ) = 1.52) divided into three groups (gymnastics, volleyball and control) participated in the study. The participants were asked to do SLLs with the dominant lower limb (barefoot) on a force plate from a height of 25 cm. The vertical ground reaction force (GRF) and lower limb joint angles were assessed. SPM{ F } one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and SPM{ t } unpaired t -tests were performed during the landing and stability phases. (3) Results : A significant main effect was found in the landing phase of jumping sport practice in GRF and joint angles. During the stability phase, this effect was exhibited in ankle and knee joint angles. (4) Conclusions : Evidence was obtained of the influence of practicing a specific sport in childhood. Child volleyball players performed SLL with lower impact force and higher knee flexion than child gymnasts. Training in specific jumping sports (i.e., volleyball and gymnastics) could affect the individual capacity to adapt SLL execution.

Keywords: motor development; motor control; drop jump landing; childhood; statistical parametric mapping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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