RT Journal Article
T1 Factors Related to the Performance of Elite Young Sailors in a Regatta: Spatial Orientation, Age and Experience
A1 Caraballo, Israel
A1 Lara-Bocanegra, Alejandro
A1 Bohórquez, M. Rocío
K1 Spatial orientation
K1 Performance
K1 Sport sailing
K1 Special ability
K1 Orientación espacial
K1 Rendimiento atlético
K1 Deportes acuáticos
K1 Deportes juveniles
K1 Deportes
AB The objective of this study was to examine the role of spatial orientation in the performance of sport sailors. Participants were 30 elite male sailors from classes 420, Laser, Windsurfing RS:X and Windsurfing Techno, grouped into two categories: Monohull (18 sailors) and Windsurfing (12 sailors). Ages ranged between 13 and 18 years old (M = 15.7, SD = 1.05). To assess spatial orientation, the Perspective Taking/Spatial Orientation Test was used, and performance was inferred from the final classification at the regatta. In addition, the influence of experience and age on the performance was analyzed. The results show that in the Monohull group, the performance is determined by the spatial orientation (18% of the explained variance), while in the Windsurfing group, the variables that are related to performance are sailing experience and age (60% of the explained variance). Spatial orientation seems to be the more important variable for performance in the Monohull group, while in classes belonging to the Windsurfing group, this variable does not seem to be decisive for obtaining good results in the regatta.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4506
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4506
LA en
NO Caraballo I, Lara-Bocanegra A, Bohórquez MR. Factors Related to the Performance of Elite Young Sailors in a Regatta: Spatial Orientation, Age and Experience. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 12;18(6):2913
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025