A Comparison of Paddle Forces between Whitewater and Flatwater Training in C1 Canoe Slalom

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030167" target="_blank" >10.3390/jfmk9030167</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A Comparison of Paddle Forces between Whitewater and Flatwater Training in C1 Canoe Slalom

Original language description

Background/Objectives: Becoming an elite canoe slalom athlete requires thousands of hours of training, spread over many years. It is difficult to assess the correct balance between flatwater and whitewater training because differences in the paddle forces on these terrains are not known. The aim of this study was to describe paddle forces during canoe slalom training on flatwater and whitewater courses for the C1 canoe category. Methods: Paddle forces for twenty C1 canoe slalom athletes were quantified during all-out figure-of-eight tests on a flatwater course and during race simulations on a whitewater course. Paddle forces were measured using strain gauges embedded in the paddle shaft and quantified by their force, impulse, and stroke durations. Results: The mean force during the pull phase of the paddle strokes was not significantly different between the flatwater and whitewater courses; however, the longer pull phase durations led to a greater pull phase impulse when paddling on the whitewater course. Conclusions: This study indicates that training for all-out runs on a whitewater course is more demanding for canoe slalom athletes than performing all-out trials on a flatwater figure-of-eight course. This evidence may help to develop effective training plans that are essential to reach the highest levels of the sport.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology

ISSN

2411-5142

e-ISSN

2411-5142

Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

167

UT code for WoS article

001323930200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85205057153