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. 2022 Jan 19;19(3):1102.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031102.

Anthropometric, Physiological, and Psychological Variables That Determine the Elite Pistol Performance of Women

Vahid Sobhani  1 , Mohammadjavad Rostamizadeh  1 , Seyed Morteza Hosseini  2 , Seyed Ebrahim Hashemi  1 , Ignacio Refoyo Román  3 , Daniel Mon-López  3
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Anthropometric, Physiological, and Psychological Variables That Determine the Elite Pistol Performance of Women

Vahid Sobhani et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Shooting is a high-precision sport that depends on many factors to achieve high performance levels. The main objective of this study was to analyze the differences in anthropometric, physiological, and psychological variables by sport level in women air-pistol shooters. Fifteen female pistol shooters, including seven elite national shooters of Iran and eight non-elite shooters, participated in this study. Analyzed variables were grouped into three sections: anthropometric, physiological, and psychological. Anthropometric variables included: height, weight, body mass index, length of leg, arm span, and proportions between variables. Physiological tests include resting heart rate, static and dynamic balance, flexibility, and upper body strength. Additionally, psychological questionnaires of SMS-6 sport motivation, TSCI trait sport-confidence and SSCI state sport-confidence, ACSI-28 athletic coping skills, and SAS sport anxiety scale were used. The Shapiro-Wilks test and independent t-test were used to analyze the data. Effect size and test reliability were calculated using Cohen's d and Cronbach's alpha, respectively. Our results showed that elite shooters have higher values of dynamic balance (Y-test), upper body strength (sit-ups), and intrinsic motivation, and lower resting heart rate than non-elite. However, no differences were found in the anthropometric variables, nor in anxiety or coping skills. We conclude that physiological and psychological workouts should be included in the shooters' training programs to improve their performance.

Keywords: anxiety; balance; coping skills; motivation; profile states; shooting; strength.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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