Factors Related to the Performance of Elite Young Sailors in a Regatta: Spatial Orientation, Age and Experience
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Regatta
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Monohull | Windsurfing | |||||
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All (n = 18) | 420 (n = 6) | Laser (n = 12) | All (n = 12) | RS:X (n = 5) | Techno (n = 7) | |
Sailing experience (years) | 7.33 ± 2.35 | 6.83 ± 1.94 | 7.58 ± 2.57 | 5.25 ± 2.99 | 6.20 ± 3.35 | 4.57 ± 2.76 |
Age (years) | 15.78 ± 1.22 | 15.17 ± 0.75 | 16.08 ± 1.31 | 15.58 ± 0.79 | 16.40 ± 0.55 | 15.00 ± 0.00 |
Spatial Orientation Test | 35.12 ± 22.98 | 50.03 ± 31.75 | 27.66 ± 13.25 | 60.04 ± 50.08 | 62.86 ± 60.89 | 58.03 ± 45.98 |
Model | Non-Standardized Coefficients | Typified Coefficients | t | Sig. | Confidence Interval 95% for B | |||
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B | Std. Error | Beta | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
Monohull | Constant | 20.48 | 3.94 | 5.19 | 0.00 ** | 12.12 | 28.84 | |
S. O. T. | −0.20 | 0.09 | −0.47 | −2.16 | 0.04 * | −0.40 | −0.00 | |
Windsurfing | Constant | −88.19 | 33.96 | −2.59 | 0.02 * | −163.87 | −12.51 | |
Age | 6.25 | 2.17 | 0.67 | 2.87 | 0.01 * | 1.40 | 11.10 | |
Constant | −104.68 | 28.21 | −3.71 | 0.00 ** | −168.51 | −40.85 | ||
S. E. | −1.23 | 0.49 | −0.50 | −2.51 | 0.03 * | −2.35 | −0.12 | |
Age | 7.72 | 1.85 | 0.83 | 4.16 | 0.00 ** | 3.53 | 11.92 |
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Caraballo, I.; Lara-Bocanegra, A.; Bohórquez, M.R. Factors Related to the Performance of Elite Young Sailors in a Regatta: Spatial Orientation, Age and Experience. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2913. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062913
Caraballo I, Lara-Bocanegra A, Bohórquez MR. Factors Related to the Performance of Elite Young Sailors in a Regatta: Spatial Orientation, Age and Experience. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(6):2913. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062913
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaraballo, Israel, Alejandro Lara-Bocanegra, and M. Rocío Bohórquez. 2021. "Factors Related to the Performance of Elite Young Sailors in a Regatta: Spatial Orientation, Age and Experience" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 2913. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062913