Development of Training Program to Improve Specific Fitness and Wushu Taolu Skills for Youth Athletes
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Background and Aims: Nowadays, whether it is an amateur training team or a professional training team, they only use special training methods and some conventional training methods to strengthen athletes' Specific fitness and quality, focusing more on muscle strength exercises. Such training methods are not systematic or comprehensive. Traditional Specific fitness training may have adverse effects on athletes' performance in some cases. Overemphasis on specific fitness training and neglect of comprehensive training can lead to imbalances and increase the risk of injury. The purpose of this study was to develop of training program to improve specific fitness and Wushu Taolu skills for youth athletes.
Methodology: This study was a mixed method; it combines quantitative and qualitative research. The sample of this study consisted of 8 experts and 30 male youth Wushu athletes aged between 9-12 years old. They were divided into 2 groups by systematic method. Training program design begins with an analysis of factors affecting specific fitness and Wushu Taolu skills. After that, the information was synthesized and consulted with experts through a focus group method. The content validity value (IOC) was 0.87. The experiment duration was 8 weeks. Wushu Taolu's skills and specific fitness were tested by pre-test and post-test and compared using the independent t-test. As for Wushu Taolu skills were tested by pre-test, mid-test, and post-test using the comparison analysis one-way ANOVA repeated measures, then pairwise with Bonferroni post hoc (*p<.05
Results found that:1) Before the experimental the specific fitness result between groups of standing long jump test results was a significant difference (*p<.05). Post experimental the specific fitness result between groups of shuttles run test results was not a significant difference. The test result between the experimental group and control group of Wushu Taolu skills, before the experiment found that all Wushu Taolu skills pairwise were not significantly different. Post experimental found that all Wushu Taolu skills pairwise were significantly different (*p<, 05). The comparison of the Wushu Taolu skills test within the experimental group found that all Wushu Taolu skills in the experimental group had a significant difference (*p <.05).
Conclusion: The training program can improve specific fitness and Wushu Taolu skills for youth athletes.
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