Güreşe Özgü Kum Torbası Fırlatma Kondisyon Testinin (Sandbag Throw Conditioning Test) Elit ve Elit Altı Güreşçileri Ayırt Edebilmedeki Etkinliğinin İncelenmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 27 Issue: 3, 208 - 216, 25.09.2025

Cebrail Gençoğlu , Serhat Özbay , Süleyman Ulupınar , Selim Asan , İzzet İnce , Necip Kishalı

https://doi.org/10.62425/rses.1602648

Abstract

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<0,05 olarak değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Tüm rauntlar ve toplam skor için elde edilen p değerleri 0,005 – 0,013 arasında olup, bu sonuçlar elit ve elit altı güreşçiler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar olduğunu göstermektedir. Yapılan analizler, STCT’nin grupları başarılı bir şekilde ayırt edebildiğini ve testin güreşçilerin performans seviyelerini belirlemede etkili olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, diskriminant fonksiyon analizi sonucunda, katılımcıların %70'inin doğru bir şekilde sınıflandırıldığı belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Diskriminant fonksiyon analizi ile grupların rastgele tahminle ayırt edilme olasılığının %50 olduğu göz önüne alındığında, STCT'nin elit ve elit altı güreşçileri ayırt etmede nispeten başarılı bir test olduğunu ancak güreşçilerin branşa özgü performanslarının daha büyük oranda başka faktörlerden etkilendiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

STCT , güreş performansı , elit güreşçiler , diskriminant fonksiyon analizi

Examining the Efficacy of the Wrestling-Specific Sandbag Throw Conditioning Test in Distinguishing Between Elite and Sub-Elite Wrestlers

Abstract

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<0.05 was considered.
Results: The p-values obtained for all rounds and the total score ranged between 0.005 and 0.013, indicating statistically significant differences between elite and sub-elite wrestlers. The analyses demonstrate that the STCT was able to successfully differentiate between the groups and that the test effectively reflects the performance levels of wrestlers. Additionally, the discriminant function analysis revealed that 70% of the participants were correctly classified.
Conclusion: Considering that the probability of distinguishing between groups by random guessing is 50%, the STCT appears to be a relatively successful test for differentiating between elite and sub-elite wrestlers. However, it also indicates that wrestlers' sport-specific performance levels are influenced to a greater extent by other factors.

Keywords

STCT , wrestling performance , elite wrestlers , discriminant function analysis

Ethical Statement

The study was conducted in full accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision) and was approved by the Atatürk University Winter Sports and Sports Sciences Institute Ethics Committee (3.7.2023; 2023/6).

Thanks

The authors wish to thank to all the participants and their coaches for attending the study. Also, AI support was taken for the English writing and grammar editing.

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