Analysis of competitive performance indicators of highly qualified judokas at the 2022 Grand Slam series competitions
Authors:   Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture, Boychenko N. , Pyroh Y. ,   Dnepropetrovsk professional college of sports
Published: October 2022

Purpose: to carry out an analysis of the competitive performance of highly qualified judokas at the 2022 Grand Slam series. Material and methods. During the work, the following research methods were used: analysis and generalization of scientific and methodical literature; timing; analysis of protocols and video recordings of fights of highly qualified judokas; methods of mathematical statistics. 120 fights of female judokas of all weight categories of the final block of 6 competitions of the Grand Slam 2022 series were analyzed. The following indicators were recorded: the number of comments received; number of disqualifications; the number of technical actions in the rack and in the parterre. The percentage of the total number of comments and technical actions was calculated. Results: the analysis of the received comments of highly qualified judokas shows that the athletes received the most comments for not fighting, avoiding capture, using false attacks, fighting in a defensive position, and going outside the working zone. The highest total number of comments is observed among female judokas in the weight categories up to 52 kg – 43 comments and +78 kg – 48. The smallest among athletes up to 48 kg – 27 comments and up to 70 kg – 21. It is observed that among athletes in the weight categories up to 48 kg, up to 52 kg, up to 57 kg, up to 78 kg, + 78 kg of the total number of fights, on average, 32 % ended in disqualification. In the weight categories up to 63 kg and up to 78 kg, this indicator is lower and amounts to 17% and 18%, respectively. Analysis of the technical actions of highly qualified judokas made it possible to reveal the total number of effective actions. Thus, the representatives of the categories up to 52 kg (22 evaluated technical actions: 18 (82 %) in the standing position, 4 (18 %), in the ground and lying position), up to 63 kg (19 technical actions: 18 (95 %) in the standing position and 1 (5 %), in the ground and lying position) and up to 70 kg (17 technical actions: 13 in the standing position (76 %), 4 (24 %) in the ground and lying position). Female athletes in the weight categories up to 48 kg (12 evaluated technical actions: 8 (67 %) in the standing position, 4 (33 %), in the floor and lying position) achieved fewer effective actions, up to 57 kg (12 technical actions: 10 (83 %) in the standing position and 2 (17 %), in the ground and lying position), up to 78 kg (13 technical actions: 11 in the standing position (85 %), 2 (15%) in the ground and lying position) and (19 technical actions: 18 (95 %) in a standing position and 1 (5 %), in the ground position and lying down) and + 70 kg (12 technical actions: 7 in the standing position (58 %), 5 (42 %) in the ground position and lying down). Conclusions. It has been established that during a fight, female athletes receive quite a large number of remarks for not fighting, avoiding capture, using false attacks, and fighting in a defensive position. This is explained by the fact that judokas conduct a reconnaissance fight, use defensive positions, false attacks in order to catch the opponent in a mistake. It was found that judokas of all weight categories mainly fight in a standing position. It also turned out that female athletes of middle weight categories are the most technical compared to judokas of light and heavy categories. Technical actions in the parterre position and lying down are more effective. Moreover, it is also observed that the athletes of the light and heavy categories mainly used restraint in the lying position, the judokas of the middle category additionally used the lever of the elbow joint and choking techniques. Keywords: judo, highly qualified, female athletes, weight categories, competitive activity, indicators.