THE EFFECT OF WIDE PREPARATORY STANCE ON DIVING SAVE PERFORMANCE IN FEMALE GOALKEEPERS

Authors

Rony Ibrahim, Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Qatar University, Doha, QatarFollow
Idsart Kingma, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Vosse de Boode, Adidas miCoach Performance Centre, AFC Ajax, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Category

Sports Performance & Elite Sports

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a wider preparatory stance on diving save performance in female goalkeepers. Five national-level goalkeepers performed dives from preferred and wide (75% of leg length) preparatory stance. Repeated measures ANOVA showed no effect of preparatory stance on dive time. Statistical parametric mapping 2-way repeated measures ANOVA was performed on the centre of mass (CoM) velocity, legs contributions, and contralateral power curves. It was found that the wider stance width required more contribution from the contralateral and less from the ipsilateral push-off, but this effect did not manifest in an improved CoM velocity or contralateral power generation. Coaches are recommended to evaluate the physiological and biomechanical differences before translating research findings between gender.

Recommended Citation

Ibrahim, Rony; Kingma, Idsart; and de Boode, Vosse (2024) "THE EFFECT OF WIDE PREPARATORY STANCE ON DIVING SAVE PERFORMANCE IN FEMALE GOALKEEPERS," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42: Iss. 1, Article 123.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/123