TY  - JOUR
T1  - Examining the Efficacy of the Wrestling-Specific Sandbag Throw Conditioning Test in Distinguishing Between Elite and Sub-Elite Wrestlers
TT  - Güreşe Özgü Kum Torbası Fırlatma Kondisyon Testinin (Sandbag Throw Conditioning Test) Elit ve Elit Altı Güreşçileri Ayırt Edebilmedeki Etkinliğinin İncelenmesi
AU  - Gençoğlu, Cebrail
AU  - Özbay, Serhat
AU  - Ulupınar, Süleyman
AU  - Asan, Selim
AU  - İnce, İzzet
AU  - Kishalı, Necip
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.62425/rses.1602648
JF  - Research in Sport Education and Sciences
PB  - Ataturk University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2822-3527
SP  - 208
EP  - 216
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Background and Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sandbag Throw Conditioning Test (STCT) in distinguishing between elite and sub-elite wrestlers. This test has been developed to assess performance levels specific to the sport of wrestling.Materials and Methods: A total of 30 male wrestlers voluntarily participated in the study. The participants were divided into two groups: elite and sub-elite. The STCT protocol was applied to both groups, and performance results were recorded. An independent samples t-test was conducted to determine if there were significant differences between the groups. Additionally, discriminant function analysis was performed to assess the extent to which the STCT correctly classified the groups. Statistical analyses were carried out using R software, and a significance level of p
KW  - STCT
KW  - wrestling performance
KW  - elite wrestlers
KW  - discriminant function analysis
N2  - Giriş ve Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, güreşe özgü Kum Torbası Fırlatma Kondisyon Testi'nin (Sandbag Throw Conditioning Test, STCT) elit ve elit altı güreşçileri ayırt etmedeki etkinliğini değerlendirmektir. Bu test, güreş sporuna özgü performans seviyesini belirlemek amacıyla geliştirilmiştir.Yöntem: Çalışmaya toplam 30 erkek güreşçi gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Katılımcılar, elit ve elit altı olmak üzere iki gruba ayrılmıştır. Her iki gruba da STCT protokolü uygulanmış ve performans sonuçları kaydedilmiştir. Gruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark olup olmadığını belirlemek için bağımsız örneklemler t-testi yapılmıştır. Ayrıca STCT’nin grupları ne oranda doğru sınıflandırdığını belirlemek için diskriminant fonksiyon analizi uygulanmıştır. İstatistiksel analizler R yazılımı kullanılarak yapılmış ve anlamlılık değeri p
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.62425/rses.1602648
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4445520
ER  -