The technical demands of amateur boxing: Effect of contest outcome, weight and ability
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As research to-date has typically considered the technical features of amateur boxing performance with respect to contest outcome only, this study examined the offensive and defensive technical demands with respect to the independent and interactive effects of contest outcome, weight class and ability. Appraising eight offensive and four defensive actions and their corresponding outcomes (successful/unsuccessful), the technical demands of competitive boxing from 84 English amateurs (age: 21.3 ± 3.1 y; body mass: 68.1 ± 11.4 kg) across 11 weight categories (48 – 91+ kg) and two standards of competition (regional and national) were notated using computerized software. Data analysis reinforced that amateur boxing produces high technical loads (e.g. ~ 25 punches and ~ 10 defences per minute) and that performance is influenced significantly by the study’s independent variables. In particular, boxing standard (ability) was positively associated with external load (frequency of offensive and defensive actions), and winning was associated with high offensive and low defensive frequencies, whereas weight class had an inconsistent impact on technical performance. It is recommended that appraisals of performance and approaches to training and competition should take heed of our observations and that future research considers the role of other independent variables, including opposition quality and ‘style’, likely to affect boxing performance.Citation
Thomson, E., & Lamb, K. (2016). The technical demands of amateur boxing: Effect of contest outcome, weight and ability. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 16(1), 203-215. DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2016.11868881Publisher
Taylor & FrancisAdditional Links
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24748668.2016.11868881Type
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport on April 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24748668.2016.11868881EISSN
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10.1080/24748668.2016.11868881
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