CORRELATION BETWEEN MOTOR COORDINATION AND SUCCESS OF CHILDREN IN ALPINE SKIING

V diplomski nalogi smo ugotavljali povezanost sposobnosti koordinacije gibanja z uspešnostjo otrok v posameznih disciplinah tekmovalnega alpskega smučanja. V raziskavo je bilo zajetih 94 deklic in dečkov, starih od 12 do 15 let, ki tekmujejo na državnem nivoju v dveh starostnih kategorijah: U14 in U16. Vzorec neodvisnih spremenljivk so predstavljali rezultati treh testov koordinacije gibanja, vzorec kriterijskih spremenljivk pa so predstavljali končni seštevki točk v posameznih disciplinah alpskega smučanja v državnem pokalu Rauch za sezono 2014/2015. S pomočjo programskega paketa SPSS smo statistično obdelali podatke in poiskali povezave med spremenljivkami. Pearsonov koeficient korelacije je razkril relativno visoko povezanost posameznih testov koordinacije gibanja z uspešnostjo v alpskem smučanju v skoraj vseh starostnih kategorijah, razen v kategoriji deklic U16. Regresijska analiza je prav tako potrdila povezanost celotnega sklopa testov koordinacije gibanja z uspešnostjo v skoraj vseh starostnih kategorijah, razen v kategoriji deklic U16. Na podlagi dobljenih rezultatov lahko sklepamo, da imajo sposobnosti koordinacije gibanja velik vpliv na uspešnost otrok v alpskem smučanju, še posebej v mlajših kategorijah U14, zato je pri načrtovanju telesnih priprav mladih tekmovalcev smiselno dati poudarek razvoju koordinacije gibanja.In this thesis we were trying to establish correlations between motor coordination abilities and success of children in each competitive discipline of alpine skiing. The research included 94 boys and girls, age 12 to 15, who competed on the national level in two age categories U14 and U16. The independent variables sample was presented by three tests of motor coordination abilities. The criterion variables sample was presented by the total number of points, achieved in each competitive discipline of alpine skiing in the national cup Rauch for the 2014/2015 season. We used the SPSS programme package for statistical processing of data. Pearson correlation coefficient revealed relatively high level of correlation between each motor coordination test and success in alpine skiing in almost all age categories apart from the category girls U16. Regression analysis confirmed the correlation between the whole set of motor coordination tests and success in almost all age categories apart from the category girls U16. Regarding the results it can be established that motor coordination abilities have a great impact on success of children in alpine skiing in particular in younger age groups U14. Considering the results of this analyses we establish that it is sensible to focus on motor coordination development in the phase of physical preparations planning for young racers