Level of biathlete coordination skills of biathletes: Representatives of the Slovak Republic
Coordination plays an important role in solving complex physical activities which arise during a biathlon race. We determined the level of coordination skills by measuring the time of a simple reaction to visual stimulus at rest by measuring the time response of complex reaction to visual stimuli by measuring the eff ect of visual-motor coordination (part of orientation skills – test Piorkowski) and by measuring the eff ect of visual-motor coordination (part of orientation skills – test Krzyzowy). In addition, we conducted a test of the simple and complex reaction aft er a short-term and long- term exercise. Among the tested sportswomen, the best results, both at rest and aft er exercise, have achieved twos Slovak athletes. Both results were above-average and slightly above-average. In order to develop physical coordination, we recommend biathletes to execute: the already known workout in diff erent environmental conditions, while practicing new coordination exercises especially systematics not focusing on their maximum improvement but to gain general skills for practice while implementing them in the fi rst part of the training.