Studia Kinanthropologica, 2023 (vol. 24), issue 1
Indicators of game performance and strategy at the women’s elite squash level
J. Carboch, P. Dušek
Studia Kinanthropologica 2023, 24(1):7-12 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2023.010 
In squash, various strategic and tactical situations arise where the player has to decide how to react and what type of shot to choose. The rally pace is not established in squash. The aim is to find out the game characteristics and rally pace in elite-level women’s squash matches at Professional Squash Association tournaments.We watched video recordings of women’s matches at the elite level of squash. In total, we analysed 10014 shots in 11 matches. The average number of shots in the women’s matches was 12.4 ± 2.5, and the tally pace reached 1.39 ± 0.05 s. There was no statistical significance between winners and losers...
Significance of gender and basic motor competences of 4-5 year old children
B. Stupák
Studia Kinanthropologica 2023, 24(1):13-18 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2023.008
The paper presents statistical dependencies and the existence of differences in individual motor competences between girls and boys in a given age category. The research population consists of 4-5 year old children from seven kindergartens. Out of a total of probands (n = 187), there are 86 ♀ (46 five-year-olds and 40 four-year-olds) and 101 ♂ (56 five-year-olds and 45 four-year-olds). The partial ambition of the paper is to elucidate the possibilities of testing and its application in the educational practice of kindergarten teachers in the context of the new curriculum model. Adequate descriptive statistical characteristics are used to...
Statistical comparison of Czech and Danish football leagues: market value, age, and nationality of players
M. Tomíček, N. Pelloneová
Studia Kinanthropologica 2023, 24(1):19-29 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2023.009
Football is one of the most popular sports disciplines and the use of statistical methods to analyze sports data is of great interest not only to coaches but also to researchers. Football clubs mainly use the services of specialized companies for data analysis. With the use of statistical analysis, it is possible to find out interesting information and relationships that are not possible by simply observing the game or the players. There is a great interest in sports data analysis among football clubs. The aim of this paper is to use statistical analysis to compare two professional European football competitions and to identify their main similarities...