Evaluation of Elite Athletes Training Management Efficiency Based on Multiple Criteria Measure of Conditioning Using Fewer Data

Aleksandras Krylovas, Natalja Kosareva, Rūta Dadelienė and Stanislav Dadelo
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Aleksandras Krylovas: Department of Mathematical Modelling, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10221 Vilnius, Lithuania
Natalja Kosareva: Department of Mathematical Modelling, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10221 Vilnius, Lithuania
Rūta Dadelienė: Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine, Institute of Health Science, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10221 Vilnius, Lithuania
Stanislav Dadelo: Department of Entertainment Industries, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10221 Vilnius, Lithuania

Mathematics, 2020, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Innovative solutions and techniques in the sports industry are commonly used and tested in real conditions. Elite athletes have to achieve their peak performance before the main competition of the year, which is the World Championship, and every fourth year before the Olympic Games, when the main competition of athletes takes place. The present study aims to analyze and evaluate the ability of elite kayakers to achieve the best form at the right times, with the Olympic Games taking the greatest importance. Target values for multiple measures of conditioning are compared to target values set by experts. A weighted least squares metric with weights varied by time period is developed as a measure of fulfillment of the athletes’ conditioning plans. The novelty of the paper is the idea of using linear combination of polynomials and trigonometric functions for approximating the target functions and application of the proposed methodology for the optimization and evaluation of athletic training.

Keywords: athletes’ condition; approximation; parameter estimation; least squares method; visualization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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