Asociación de distintas pruebas de condición física con el rendimiento en 1.000 metros de jóvenes atletas de fondo y medio fondo

Abstract

For many federations, clubs and coaches, an important consideration is to identify individuals with potential to excel in sport. If the sport talent selection is limited to individuals who excel at a specific event, other naturally talented individuals who do not practice track and field will be excluded by the selection process. The ability to predict the performance in an endurance test based on other tests with less necessities of time, space and/or material could be useful to talent identification in a promotional campaign of track and field. The aim of the present study was to analyze which tests of physical conditioning are most closely related with performance in 1,000 meters. The physical condition of athletes under the age of 15 was evaluated. The results show four regression models that explain up to 92.1% of variability.