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Damjan Jakšić

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Effects of a Nine-Month Physical Activity Intervention on Morphological Characteristics and Motor and Cognitive Skills of Preschool Children

2020

(1) Background: Regular physical activity (PA) plays an important role during early childhood physical and psychological development. This study investigates the effects of a 9-month PA intervention on physiological characteristics and motor and cognitive skills in preschool children. (2) Methods: Preschool children (n = 132

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Fitness profile of young female volleyball players

2020

BACKGROUND: Factors that influence performance in volleyball, in terms of motor skills, refer to muscle power, speed and agility. This study aimed to examine the abilities and physical characteristics of female volleyball players in terms of age and player specialization. METHODS: A total of 35 subjects (junior and cadet age), participated in this study. Subjects were assessed for body height, mass, spike and block reach, and body composition. Vertical jump, standing broad jump, spike and block jump were tests used to measure leg power. The running speed was evaluated with a 20-m single-sprint effort. The change of direction speed was assessed with a T-test, the sprint 9-3-6-3-9 m forward-b…

Athletic performanceVolleyballMotor skillsPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePsychologyYoung femaleDemography
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Somatotypes and handgrip strength analysis of elite Serbian sambo athletes

2021

The aim of this study was to establish whether there are differences between weight categories in different anthropometric measurements and handgrip strength between elite Serbian male and female sambo athletes divided into weight categories. A total of 70 elite Serbian sambo athletes participated in the study, who were participants of the World Cadet Sambo Championship held in Novi Sad. Athletes are classified into categories according to gender and official weight categories. Using anthropometry, we calculated somatotypes and hand-grip strength. For statistical analysis, we used a one-way analysis of variance and Tukey’s post hoc tests to compare group differences by weight categories. So…

medicine.medical_specialtybiologyAthletescombat sportsbiology.organism_classificationlanguage.human_languagebody weightSomatotypesmartial artsGV557-1198.995ElitelanguagePhysical therapymedicinehand strengthskinfoldSerbianPsychologysomatotypesSportsExercise and Quality of Life
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