Relationship among fitness, morphological characteristics, skills and performance in men's fast-pitch softball

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dc.contributor.authorWentzel, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorTravill, Andre L.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-31T08:56:00Z
dc.date.available2017-03-31T08:56:00Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractMen's fast pitch softball does not have a specific battery of tests and relies on the tests and norms of baseball. The specific morphological and fitness demands of the sport are, therefore, not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to establish whether morphological and fitness characteristics are related to skill and performance measures in men's fast-pitch softball players. The sample was purposively selected and consisted of 15 provincial and 15 club male players. Anthropometric, fitness and skills test were conducted. Match statistics were obtained from the provincial softball federation for the provincial players and from the club for its members. Data were analysed and interpreted both collectively as a group and separately as teams for the purpose of comparison. The results identified a number of strong significant relationships between the different variables tested. Stature and percentage body fat were found to interact significantly with the two key performance areas, batting and base running. The findings convincingly suggest that coaches should include fitness, morphological and skills tests in their coaching and fitness programmes, team selection and talent identification processes.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWentzel, M. & Travill, A. L. (2015). Relationship among fitness, morphological characteristics, skills and performance in men's fast-pitch softball. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 37(2): 175-186en_US
dc.identifier.issn379-9069
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2711
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC177822
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisherUniversity of Stellenboschen_US
dc.rightsThis is the post-print version of the article found online at: http://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC177822
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAnthropometryen_US
dc.subjectCorrelationsen_US
dc.subjectFast-pitch softballen_US
dc.subjectFitnessen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.subjectSkillsen_US
dc.titleRelationship among fitness, morphological characteristics, skills and performance in men's fast-pitch softballen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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