ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNICAL ACTIONS OF WRESTLING COMPETITORS, EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS FROM WARSAW - POLAND 2021

ABSTRACT The effectiveness of a given technique is the most expedient way to achieve high athletic performance. The technique is defined as a relatively indivisible and integral expression of sports training, which is characterized by specific quantitative and qualitative characteristics for the rationality and content of the movement. The study aimed to determine and analyze the technical actions of the champions, as well as their basic crown holds, grips, and movements (in contact and from a distance) on the mat of the European Wrestling Championships for Women, Warsaw - Poland 2021 in the categories 50 kg, 53 kg, and 76 kg. Methods: 3 female athletes were analyzed in the study. Their ages ranged from 28 to 31 years, and the average age of the studied group was 29 years. The sports career of the female athletes lasted 22 years (± 3 years). Video analyses by category were performed using the Internet platforms YouTube and UWW of female athletes to analyze the technical actions. In the results obtained, a basic crown holds, grips and movements (in contact and from a distance) on the mat were revealed that would be useful to freestyle wrestling professionals.