Woods Carl T, McKeown Ian, Haff Gregory G, Robertson Sam
a Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science , James Cook University , Townsville , Australia.
b School of Exercise and Health Sciences , Edith Cowan University , Joondalup , Australia.
J Sports Sci. 2016;34(13):1260-5. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2015.1107185. Epub 2015 Nov 3.
This study compared the athletic movement skill between elite Under-18 (U18) Australian football (AF) and senior Australian Football League (AFL) players. The U18 sample (n = 13; 17.7 ± 0.6 years) were representatives of an elite talent development programme. The AFL players were classified accordingly; Group 1 (1-4 AFL seasons; n = 20; 21.2 ± 1.9 years) and Group 2 (>5 AFL seasons; n = 14; 26.3 ± 2.6 years). Participants performed an athletic movement skill assessment, inclusive of five foundational movements. Each movement was scored across three assessment points using a three-point scale. Total score for each movement (maximum of nine) and overall score (maximum of 63) were used as criteria. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to test the effect of developmental group (three levels) on the criteria. Receiver operating curves were built to examine the discriminant capability of the overall score. A significant effect of developmental group was noted, with the U18 sample having a lower mean total score for four of the five movements. Overall scores of 49/63 and 50/63 discriminated the elite U18 sample from Group 1 and Group 2, respectively. U18 players may have less developed athletic movement skills when compared to their senior AFL counterparts.
本研究比较了18岁以下（U18）澳大利亚足球（AF）精英球员和澳大利亚足球联赛（AFL）成年球员的运动技能。U18样本（n = 13；17.7±0.6岁）是一个精英人才培养计划的代表。AFL球员据此分为两组；第1组（1 - 4个AFL赛季；n = 20；21.2±1.9岁）和第2组（> 5个AFL赛季；n = 14；26.3±2.6岁）。参与者进行了一项运动技能评估，包括五个基础动作。每个动作在三个评估点上采用三分制评分。每个动作的总分（最高9分）和总成绩（最高63分）用作标准。采用多变量方差分析（MANOVA）来测试发展组（三个水平）对这些标准的影响。构建接受者操作曲线以检验总成绩的判别能力。发现发展组有显著影响，U18样本在五个动作中的四个动作上平均总分较低。总成绩49/63和50/63分别区分了精英U18样本与第1组和第2组。与AFL成年球员相比，U18球员的运动技能可能发展得较差。
