IDENTIFYING DIFFERENCES IN MOTOR SKILLS BETWEEN JUDO AND TAEKWONDO PLAYERS

Motoričke sposobnosti su od velike važnosti za motoričke izvedbe sportaša u sportskim aktivnostima i natjecanjima. U ovom istraživanju je glavni cilj utvrditi postoji li statistički značajna razlika u motoričkim sposobnostima između judaša i taekwondoaša u dvije dobne skupine. Taekwondo mlađa dobna skupina sastoji se od 11 ispitanika, prosječne dobi 8±1 godina a taekwondo starija dobna skupina se sastoji od 9 ispitanika, prosječne dobi 11,44 ± 0,73 godina. Judo mlađa dobna skupina se sastoji od 8 ispitanika, prosječne dobi 8,75 ±1,49 godina, a starija dobna skupina se sastoji od 16 ispitanika, prosječne dobi 12,31 ± 1,14 godina. Korišteno je 5 testova za procjenu motoričkih sposobnosti: okretnost na tlu za procjenu koordinacije, pretklon u uskom raznoženju za procjenu fleksibilnosti, skok u dalj s mjesta za procjenu eksplozivne snage nogu, bacanje medicinke s prsa (1 kg) za procjenu eksplozivne snage gornjih ekstremiteta te podizanje trupa u 30 sekundi za procjenu repetitivne snage trupa. Za usporedbu grupa ispitanika koristio se T-test (test za nezavisne uzorke) u programskom paketu Statistica. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali da postoji statistički značajna razlika u motoričkim sposobnostima između judaša i taekwondoaša u mlađim i starijim dobnim skupinama.Motor skills are of great importance for the motor performance of athletes in sports activities and competitions. The main goal of this research is to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in motor skills between judoka and taekwondo athletes in two age groups. Taekwondo younger age group consists of 11 subjects, average age 8±1 years and taekwondo older age group consists of 9 subjects, average age 11.44 ± 0.73 years. Judo younger age group consists of 8 subjects, average age 8.75 ± 1.49 years, and older age group consists of 16 subjects, average age 12.31 ± 1.14 years. Five tests were used to assess motor skills: agility on the ground to assess coordination, forward bending in a narrow spread to assess flexibility, long jump from a standing position to assess the explosive power of the legs, throwing a medicine ball from the chest (1 kg) to assess the explosive power of the upper extremities and lifting trunk in 30 seconds to assess repetitive trunk strength. T-test (test for independent samples) in the Statistica software package was used to compare groups of subjects. The results showed that there is a statistically significant difference in motor skills between judoka and taekwondo athletes in the younger and older age groups