Proposal for a Motor Ability Development Model Based on Fujimmon’s Growth Curves

Katsunori Fujii

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Proposal for a Motor Ability Development Model Based on Fujimmon’s Growth Curves

Katsunori Fujii

Published in American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 23 June 2022 Accepted: 6 July 2022 Published: 12 July 2022

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Abstract

Scammon’s growth curves are often cited in discussions of motor ability development and training theory. However, Scammon’s theory of growth curves was proposed more than 90 years ago, and its scientific value is weak. Therefore the growth curves of Scammon was reexamined, and Fujimmon growth curves was newly proposed. If based on Fujimmon’s growth curves, a motor ability development model can be hypothesized as a mixed type model combining the general and neural types. To verify that hypothesis, author applied the wavelet interpolation model to the motor ability development process, analyzed the behavior of the velocity curves, and investigated whether the motor ability development pattern showed a curve pattern closer to the general type or neural type. As a result, it was shown that development patterns for things such as agility and running ability show curves that depend on the neural pattern, while development patterns for abilities requiring muscle strength and explosiveness show curves that depend on the general type. In girls, the pattern of motor ability development tended more strongly to depend on the neural type compared with boys. Consequently, from this study author was able to newly propose three types of curves: a pattern with a high level of dependence on the general type, a pattern with a high level of dependence on the neural type, and a standard development pattern of those two types. With the proposal of these three types of model curves, author may gain new perspectives on the utilization of sports training and the discovery of sports talent.

Published in	American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajss.20221003.13
Page(s)	52-59
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Fujimmon’s Growth Curves, Motor Ability Development Model, General Type, Neural Type

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Graduate School of Business Administration and Computer Science, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota-City, Japan

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