Physical Predictors of Elite Skeleton Start Performance

• Published in: International journal of sports physiology and performance Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 81
• Main Authors: Colyer, Steffi L, Stokes, Keith A, Bilzon, James L J, Cardinale, Marco, Salo, Aki I T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Athletic Performance - physiology; Exercise Test - methods; Female; Humans; Lower Extremity - physiology; Male; Muscle Strength - physiology; Physical Conditioning, Human - methods; Plyometric Exercise; Principal Component Analysis; Regression Analysis; Resistance Training - methods; Sports - physiology; Young Adult; multivariate; principal-component analysis; athletes; validation; testing; PCA

An extensive battery of physical tests is typically employed to evaluate athletic status and/or development, often resulting in a multitude of output variables. The authors aimed to identify independent physical predictors of elite skeleton start performance to overcome the general problem of practi...