TITLE:
Match Analysis in a University Taekwondo Championship
AUTHORS:
Coral Falco, Raul Landeo, Cristina Menescardi, José Luis Bermejo, Isaac Estevan
KEYWORDS:
Notational Analysis; Taekwondo; Attack; Counterattack; Kick
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.2 No.1,
February
16,
2012
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of medallists’ taekwondo athletes in University level Championship. Kicking actions were grouped into three categories; circular, linear and with a previous spin kicks. Performance was evaluated based on 1) the type and height of the kicks employed, 2) the attacking and counterattacking nature of the kicking actions and 3) the scoring profiles of these. Forty-five matches from the four Olympic weight categories were notationally analyzed in male and female populations. Kruskal-Wallis tests revealed that the reading scores in the four weight categories differed significantly in males for linear kicks, and in circular kicks to the chest, attacking kicks and total actions (p