Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between two inflatable kayak by recording performance related variables during the kayak forward stroke motion. A total of 5 elite high school kayak players were recruited to participate while their kinematics and muscle activations were recorded while performing inside their high school swimming pool. Boat velocity, boats swaying angle, the average angular velocity and were used to evaluate the boats performance. The player’s trunk rotational range of motion, knee flexion-extension angle range of motion, maximum trunk rotation angle, the knee flexion-extension angular velocity, and the upper and lower limb muscle activations were calculated and analyzed for the player’s efficiency evaluation. There were no significantly different variables for the player’s kinematics and their muscle activations for the two conditions. The B kayak was significantly faster than the A kaya. In addition there were no significant differences between the remaining variables for the two kayaks. In conclusion, the B kayak was faster than the A kayak, but neither of the kayaks had an influence on the player’s performance variables.
| Translated title of the contribution | A Comparative Analysis of Two Inflatable Kayak's Effect on Players and Kayak Performances |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 531-540 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | 한국체육학회지 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 2014 |