Acta Univ. Palacki. Olomuc., Gymn. 2008 38(3): 29-36
Landing errors in men's floor exercise
- 1 Faculty of Education, University of Primorska, Maribor
- 2 Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana
In our research we focused on the reasons for the magnitude of landing errors in floor exercise in men's artistic gymnastics. Our goal is to determine the parameters of the landing characteristics which have an influence on the magnitude of landing mistakes. We analyzed flips which were performed by all gymnasts (n = 97) competing in the qualification rounds of the European Championships in the year 2004 in Ljubljana. We defined the variables according to the theoretical model for the evaluation of flip landings in floor exercises. The results show that a soft landing is most effective, incomplete twists are the reason for large errors, landing after performing flips without twists is optimal with the feet together (unless the gymnast's abilities of his/her left and right leg are different) and the arms' positions at the time of the touch down should be upward.
Keywords: Gymnastics, floor exercise, landings, errors
Prepublished online: April 8, 2009; Published: June 1, 2008 Show citation
References
- Federation Internationale de Gymnastique. (2006). Code of points. Men's Technical Committee.
- Marinšek, M., & Čuk, I. (2007). Theoretical model for the evaluation of salto landings in floor exercise. In N. Smajlovic (Ed.), International Symposium New Technologies in Sport (pp. 63-68). Sarajevo: Fakultet sporta i tjelesnog odgoja.
- McClymont, D. (1999). The bungy mechanics as an aid to trampoline coaching. Retrieved 28. 6. 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://coachesinfo.com/category/gymnastics/71/
- McNitt-Gray, J. L., Munkasy, B. A., Costa, K., Mathiyakom, D., Eagle, J., & Ryan, M. M. (1998). Invariant features of multijoint control strategies used by gymnasts during landings performed in Olympic competition. In North American Congress of Biomechanics (pp. 441-442). Canada, Ontario: University of Waterloo.
- McNitt-Gray, J. L., Requejo, P., Costa, K., & Mathiyakom W. (2001). Gender differences in vault landing location during the artistic gymnastics competition of the 2000 Olympic Games: Implications for improved gymnast/mat interaction. Retrieved 28. 6. 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://coachesinfo.com/category/gymnastics/74/
- McNitt-Gray, J. L., Hester, D. M., Mathiyakom, W., & Munkasy, B. A. (2001). Mechanical demand and multijoint control during landing depend on orientation of the body segments relative to the reaction force. Journal of Biomechanics, 34(11), 1471-1782.
Go to original source... 
Go to PubMed... - McNitt-Gray, J. L., Requejo, P., Costa, K., & Mathiyakom, W. (2001). Landing success rate during the artistic gymnastics competition of the 2000 Olympic Games: Implications for improved gymnast/mat interaction. Retrieved 8. 6. 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://coachesinfo.com/category/gymnastics/75/
- Prassas, S., & Gianikellis, K. (2002). Vaulting mechanics. In Applied Proceedings of the XX International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sport - Gymnastics. Caceres, Spain: University of Extremadura, Department of Sport Science.
- Requejo, P. S., McNitt-Gray, J. L., & Flashner, H. (2002). Flight phase joint control required for successful gymnastics landings. Medicine Science in Sports & Exercise, 34(5), 99. Go to original source...
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.