German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Psychology Am Sportpark Müngersdorf, Germany.
J Hum Kinet. 2012 Jun;33:33-43. doi: 10.2478/v10078-012-0042-4. Epub 2012 Jul 4.
In gymnastics, most skills incorporate rotations about one or more body axes. At present, the question remains open if factors such as lateral preference and/or vestibulo-spinal asymmetry are related to gymnast's rotational preference. Therefore, we sought to explore relationships in gymnast's rotation direction between different gymnastic skills. Furthermore, we sought to explore relationships between rotational preference, lateral preference, and vestibulo-spinal asymmetry. In the experiment n = 30 non-experts, n = 30 near-experts and n = 30 experts completed a rotational preference questionnaire, a lateral preference inventory, and the Unterberger-Fukuda Stepping Test. The results revealed, that near-experts and experts more often rotate rightward in the straight jump with a full turn when rotating leftward in the round-off and vice versa. The same relationship was found for experts when relating the rotation preference in the handstand with a full turn to the rotation preference in the straight jump with a full turn. Lateral preference was positively related to rotational preference in non-expert gymnasts, and vestibulo-spinal asymmetry was positively related to rotational preference in experts. We suggest, that gymnasts should explore their individual rotational preference by systematically practicing different skills with a different rotation direction, bearing in mind that a clearly developed structure in rotational preference between different skills may be appropriate to develop more complex skills in gymnastics.
在体操中，大多数技能都包含围绕一个或多个身体轴的旋转。目前，关于侧向偏好和/或前庭-脊髓不对称是否与体操运动员的旋转偏好有关的问题仍然没有答案。因此，我们试图探索不同体操技能之间体操运动员旋转方向的关系。此外，我们还试图探索旋转偏好、侧向偏好和前庭-脊髓不对称之间的关系。在实验中，30 名非专家、30 名准专家和 30 名专家完成了旋转偏好问卷、侧向偏好量表和 Unterberger-Fukuda 踏步测试。结果表明，准专家和专家在做直体跳转时更倾向于向左旋转，而在做团身跳时更倾向于向右旋转，反之亦然。对于专家来说，当将手倒立的旋转偏好与直体跳转的完整旋转偏好进行比较时，也存在同样的关系。非专家体操运动员的侧向偏好与旋转偏好呈正相关，而前庭-脊髓不对称与专家的旋转偏好呈正相关。我们建议，体操运动员应该通过系统地练习不同旋转方向的不同技能来探索自己的个体旋转偏好，同时要记住，在不同技能之间形成明显的旋转偏好结构可能有助于发展更复杂的体操技能。
