RELIABILITY AND FACTORAL VALIDITY OF A NOVEL SPORT-SPECIFIC TEST IN WELL TRAINED ARCHERS
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-1813
Aco Gajević
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-4844
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The aim of this work is to validate one specific archery test and to give new light on implementation of this test onto archers and their training. The study involved a total of forty-three archers of both sexes and varying age groups. Testing was conducted over two consecutive days, following clearly defined criteria and a standardized procedure. Each participant performed the tasks using their own personal bow, which they regularly use during training and competition. The factor analysis showed that the results of the first trial described the highest common variability for man juniors 0.963, while for man seniors this happened in second trial 0.975. In the case of girls, an extremely small difference in the value of the common variance between the first two attempts was determined, 0.870 and 0.869. General validity of the test was very high in each group, 71.07% for girls to 91.01% for male senior of valid variance, which means that test with applied measuring procedure was highly reliable in measuring variables. The results of this research should help coaches to improve the applicability of this specific test, enabling them to independently conduct periodic testing, based on which they can monitor the individual changes in the preparedness of each athlete, as well as to control the effectiveness of the applied training concepts and methods.
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Archery test, measurement, monitoring, specific preparedness of archers, strength
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