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Diagnostics of physical abilities of wrestlers in Croatia

Improving the level of physical abilities is one of the most important compounds of a training programme and a precondition for achieving the desirable general training status and athletic fitness of wrestlers, appropriate for high-level performance and sporting accomplishments. Inappropriate "foundations" of physical abilities at the lower stages of sport preparation may cause performance limitations at the higher stages of a sport career (Starosta & Tracewski, 1998 ; Baić 2006). These facts have been known for many years now, and the diagnostics of physical abilities level is an indispensable part of any serious work at any stage of athletes' sport development. The most quality solutions come from the most developed countries which have a large and quality enough population of top-level wrestlers, and working conditions favourable for conducting investigations of this type. In this area the most distinguished works (about test batteries) are those of Polish authors Starosta and Tracewski (1981) and a Bulgarian author Petrov (1997). Therefore, the authors recommend scientifically and practically verified test batteries (Starosta & Tracewski, 1981) to be applied to the advanced Croatian junior and senior wrestlers. Such an approach to follow up will not only facilitate wrestling training effects monitoring, but it would also be helpful in international comparison of scientific findings.

Diagnostics ; motor abilities ; wrestlers

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