Temporal patterns of physical activity in Olympic dinghy racing

摘要

Background. The objective of the present study was to deter- mine the temporal patterns of physical activity in four classes of Olympic racing dinghy. Methods. Experimental design: Descriptive. Setting: A field (on- Water) study. Participants: Nineteen elite New Zealand sailors (fifteen male and four female). Intervention: Not applicable. Measures: The temporal pattern (duration and frequency) and Nature of the physical activities of each sailor during each leg Of simulated races were recorded on video tape and subsequently Systematically quantified and categorised using notational anal- Ysis.