UDC

612.886

Authors

Roman Yu. Nikolaev*, Andrey A. Mel’nikov**, Stanislav Yu. Matavkin*, Yuliya A. Maslova***
*Soloviev Rybinsk State Aviation Technical University (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, Russian Federation)
**Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky (Yaroslavl, Russian Federation)
***School No. 11 (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region, Russian Federation)
Corresponding author: Andrey Mel’nikov, address: 108 Respublikanskaya St., Yaroslavl, 150000, Russian Federation; е-mail: meln1974@yandex.ru

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative analysis of postural stability in young wrestlers at the basic training level in Greco-Roman wrestling (n = 7), sambo (n = 10) and judo (n = 12) as well as in nonathletes (n = 18). Postural stability (velocity and sway area of the centre of pressure) was determined using stabilography (Stabilan-1-02, produced by ZAO OKB Ritm) in the following positions: 1) quiet standing (QS) with open (OE) and closed (CE) eyes; 2) QS with CE and head tilted back; 3) QS with CE on a foam mat; 4) partial squat with CE on a foam mat. In the general group of adolescents, vertical stability increased in the following order: QS with OE < QS with CE < QS with CE and head tilted back < partial squat with CE on a foam mat < QS with CE on a foam mat. According to the sum total of the tests, judoists had the highest, while sambo wrestlers had the lowest postural stability. Postural sway in Greco-Roman wrestlers showed no significant difference from the control. Within each group of wrestlers, postural stability did not differ fundamentally under various test conditions, so that high postural stability in a subgroup in one test correlated with high stability in another test, and vice versa. The results showed that postural stability in young wrestlers varies greatly, which, presumably, cannot be attributed to the effects of training in the different types of combat sports, but rather reflect hereditary characteristics of balance function. Implementation of stabilography in wrestling schools will increase the efficiency of sports orientation, selection and training process.

Keywords

stabilography, postural balance, wrestlers, basic training stage

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