Force and Accuracy Throws by Older Adult Performers
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Kathleen Williams, Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Older adults threw tennis balls for force and accuracy to examine their
adaptability to different task demands. Twenty-one (13 women, 8 men)
participants were videotaped as they performed five force and five accuracy
throws. The developmental level of each throw was determined; resultant
ball velocities also were examined. Roberton's (1977, 1978) movement components
were used in the former analysis. The typical pattern of gender
differences occurred for both movement component and velocity measures.
Men performed at higher levels than women. Only minor force versus accuracy
differences were found in the movement patterns used by either men
or women; none of these differences were significant. Clear task differences
occurred for ball velocities. Men's forceful throws were faster than those
for accuracy; women's throws did not differ for the two tasks. The generally
lower developmental level of women's throws accounted for gender differences
in velocity. Insufficient task differences may explain the lack of clear
contrast in movement patterns.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 1993, 1, 2-12
- Language: English
- Date: 1993
- Keywords
- Developmental sequences, Motor development, Aging, Physical activity, Older people