Aim. The take-off is regarded as the most important phase of the pole vault yet there is an insufficient amount of research on the ground reaction forces of the pole vault takeoff. At this time there is not any scientific research comparing force and time between takeoffs that are out, on and under. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in ground reaction forces between pole vault take-offs that are out, on or under. Methods. Over five days, 15 male and female college pole vaulters completed 226 vaults on a (AMTI Accupower) force plate. The jumps were put into categories of out, on and under and analyzed by Accupower, and Dartfish software. Separate mixed modal ANOVAs (SAS 9.3) were applied (P≤.05) for comparison between jump types. Conclusions. There is no significant difference between ground reaction forces of the three jump types.

Orientador: Sara Quenzer Matthiensen / Banca: Irene Conceição Andrade Rangel / Banca: Nelson Prudêncio / Resumo: Oriundo de atividades realizadas na natureza, o salto com vara, até chegar à forma esportiva pela qual é conhecido atualmente, passou por diversas modificações que merecem ser conhecidas. A fim de disseminar esse conhecimento em aulas de Educação Física, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo verificar a possibilidade e as contribuições do ensino do salto com vara a partir de sua história, no campo escolar. Após ampla pesquisa bibliográfica sobre a história do salto com vara, foi organizado um texto concentrando informações e imagens sobre os principais atletas e marcas, bem como sobre as modificações ocorridas nas técnicas e nos implementos dessa prova. Numa segunda etapa, foram elaboradas oito aulas de Educação Física visando o ensino do salto com vara na escola. Com base na pesquisa-ação, a aplicação das aulas com uma turma de 8ª série do Ensino Fundamental de uma Escola Pública da cidade de Rio Claro, demonstrou a viabilidade do ensino do salto com vara a partir de sua história. Espera-se que os resultados provenientes da pesquisa bibliográfica e das aulas de aplicação possam subsidiar o trabalho de outros professores de Educação Física, interessados no ensino do salto com vara na escola. / Abstract: Stemming from activities accomplished in the nature, the pole vault, until reaching the sporting pattern as it is known nowadays, passed through several modifications that deserve to be known. In order to disseminate that knowledge in Physical Education Classes, this research had as a purpose verify the possibility and the pole vault teaching contributions from its history on, in the school field. After wide bibliographical research on the pole vault history, a text was organized centralizing information and images on the main athletes and marks, as well as on the modifications happened in that proof techniques and implements. In a second stage, eight Physical Education Classes were elaborated taking aim the pole vault teaching at school. Based on the action research, the classes application in the 8th series group at Fundamental Education belonging to a Public School in Rio Claro city, showed the pole vault teaching viability from its history on. We expect that the proceeding results from the bibliographical research and from the application classes can subsidize the work belonging to other Physical Education teachers interested in the pole vault teaching at school. / Mestre

Title: Muscle imbalances in pole vault athletes measured by TMG. Goal: The goal of this work was to choose endangered muscle groups and identify possible imbalances by using Tensiomyography machine (TMG 100) and define hypothesis about training pressure of pole vault on growth of muscle imbalances in selected muscle groups. Methods: This work is based on qualitative research. Specifically, six case studies were conducted, during which the importance was placed on discovering characteristic muscle imbalances, which could appear based on training pressure in pole vault. Tensiomyography machine (TMG 100) was used to measure muscle imbalances. Results: Six pole vaulters participated in this study. We found that training and competitive load of pole vault could create muscle asymmetry in muscles deltoideus anterior and trapezius superior. The training may influence also slows down contractions of biceps brachii muscle and another asymmetry on deltoideus anterior between both muscles. We found very low functional symmetry in elbow joint. Key Words: pole vault, athletics, muscle imbalances, TMG

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