engleski

Ambidexterity and performance in wrestling

Wrestling is a very complicated and demanding sporting activity of high intensity in which movements are performed in variable conditions symmetrically around all axes and planes, and in all directions. However, the wrestling training practice so far is such that learning and improving of the wrestling techniques in most cases is conducted on one side, which is severely criticized nowadays by trainers in practice and scientific workers. The basic aim of this research was to establish the relations between the symmetrical and asymmetrical method of learning and improving wrestling techniques and success in wrestling. The research was conducted on a sample of 115 beginner wrestlers, aged 19 to 21 years, divided in the experimental and control group. The experimental group was subjected to the training programme of learning and improving the wrestling techniques on both sides symmetrically, whereas the control group conducted the traditional training programme of learning and improving the wrestling techniques on the predominant side only asymmetrically. After the conducted program, lasting 48 hours, the differences between the experimental and control group in the area of the selected situational parameters in a wrestling bout were determined. The research results clearly show that planned and programmed training process of symmetrically conducted training resulted in statistically higher success rate in the beginner wrestlers. The beginner wrestlers that conducted the training programme symmetrically obtained statistically higher results in all situation variables used in this research. On the basis of this research results, the application of symmetrical learning and improving the wrestling techniques in the process of training from the beginning of practice, i.e. from the first inclusion in the training process, is recommended.

lateral preference ; dominant body side ; combat sport ; situation-related efficiency

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