Naslov
The associations between body mass index and short fire shooting efficiency in special police officers

Autori
Kasović, M ; Štrbac, Ivana ; Bilobrk, Mate ; Sladin, Damir ; Štefan, Andro ; Jenčikova, Katerina ; Štefan, Lovro

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, prošireni sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Springer Proceedings Series Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing – 13th World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport (WCPAS2022) & the 13th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport (IACSS2022) / Bacca, Arnold - Beč : Springer, 2022

Skup
13th World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport (WCPAS2022) ; 13th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport (IACSS2022)

Mjesto i datum
Beč, Austrija, 10.09.2022. - 13.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Shooting performance ; Special populations ; Stability ; Nutritional status ; Precision

Sažetak
It is well known that body mass index may affect postural control (Ku et al., 2012) and sway (Hamilton et al., 2015), which is indirectly associated with performance (Kim, 2019). However, there has been less research exploring direct associations between body mass index and shooting performance, especially in special forces. By determining such associations, proper training protocols and interventions intended to change body mass index may be established and implemented within the program system. Therefore, the main purpose of the study was to explore, whether body mass index was associated with shooting efficiency in special police officers. In this cross-sectional study, participants were special police male officers (N=30), members of the Antiterrorist unit ‘Lučko’ (agemean±SD=40±6 years, heightmean±SD=180±5 cm, weightmean±SD=89±8 kg). Height and weight were objectively measured using stadiometer and calibrated digital scale. Body mass index was calculated by the following formula: [weight (kg)/height (m2)]. Shooting efficiency at target 10 m away was tested on a scale from 0-5, while standing on Zebris pedobarographic platform. Body mass index was negatively, yet non-significantly associated with shooting performance ; i.e. higher body mass index values exhibited lower shooting scores (r = -0.01, p = 0.923). When the model was adjusted for standing position (diagonal vs. parallel position when shooting), a positive association between body mass index and shooting performance was observed (r = 0.04, p = 0.459). Although non-significant, our study shows that body mass index is negatively associated with shooting performance. On the other hand, when adjusting for the type of feet position, the associations become positive, which means that different foot position may be having a mediated effect between the body mass index and shooting performance. Thus, future evidence is needed to determine and confirm such hypotheses.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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