Concentration Time in 53 kg Women's Weightlifting, Clean and Jerk Style

• Published in: Procedia, social and behavioral sciences Vol. 117; pp. 352 - 356
• Main Authors: Daniel, Teodoru Marian, Constantin, Murareţu Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 19.03.2014
• Subjects: clean and jerk style; concentration time; weightlifting; concentration time; weightlifting; clean and jerk style
• ISSN: 1877-0428; 1877-0428
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.02.226

Due to the top level performances obtained in women's weightlifting, specialists in the field are required to make new reflections. One of the most important factors that contribute to achieving performance is the concentration of attention. Our study aims at analyzing some aspects related to concentration times. In order to develop our research, we selected eight top female athletes aged 16 to 31 years old in the 53kg weight class, belonging to different European sports clubs (2 from Turkey, 2 from Poland, 1 from Spain, 1 from Bulgaria and 1 from Ukraine). In order to be able to objectify concentration time, we have used the computerized method. The equipment we used included a computer, a camera and the AviSynth software for processing video material. We conducted our research in two stages: 1st stage, 03-13 April 2009, when we selected and assessed the female athletes; 2nd stage, 15 April-31 October 2009, when we processed and analyzed the collected data. The female athletes’ picture-based technical performance and specific behaviour were analyzed by means of the AviSynth software. We recorded and analyzed the following concentration times: concentration time for each successful and failed attempt; mean value of the individual concentration times for all attempts; mean value of the tested group's concentration times for all the attempts. When women athletes lift a heavier weight, their concentration time is shorter in most cases. The concentration time for the first attempt was longer than for the second and third attempts in four out of the eight athletes included in our study. The mean value of the concentration time for the three attempts, in each of the tested subjects, has ranged between 26.24 and 3.5seconds.