Comparison of Physical Capacities Between Nonselected and Selected Elite Male Competitive Surfers for the National Junior Team

• DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0222
• Publication Date: 2014-07-08T15:15:03Z
• Authors: Tai T. Tran; Lina Lundgren; Josh Secomb; Oliver R.L. Farley; G. Gregory Haff; Laurent B. Seitz; Robert U. Newton; Sophia Nimphius; Jeremy M. Sheppard
• Keywords: Sprint; Vertical jump

To determine whether a previously validated performance-testing protocol for competitive surfers is able to differentiate between Australian elite junior selected (S) the national team and those not (NS).Thirty-two male were divided into 2 groups (S=16, NS=16). Their age, height, body mass, sum of 7 skinfolds, lean-body-mass ratio (mean±SD) 16.17±1.26 y, 173.40±5.30 cm, 62.35±7.40 kg, 41.74±10.82 mm, 1.54±0.35 S athletes 16.13±1.02 170.56±6.6 61.46±10.10 49.25±13.04 1.31±0.30 NS athletes. Power (countermovement jump [CMJ]), strength (isometric midthigh pull), 15-m sprint paddling, 400-m endurance paddling measured.There significant (P≤.05) differences relative vertical-jump peak force (P=.01, d=0.9); CMJ height time 5-, 10-, paddle; paddle velocity (P=.03, d=0.8; PV); 400 m (P=.04, d=0.7); (P=.05, d=0.7).All performance variables, particularly height; PV; m; velocity, can effectively discriminate surfers, this may be important athlete profiling training-program design.