The purpose of this comparative study was to examine the improvement of players in the areas of strategy and technique.
To achieve the purpose of the study, 864 draws of 18 teams from the years 2000 and 2005 were studied.
To perform this study, an 8...
The purpose of this comparative study was to examine the improvement of players in the areas of strategy and technique.
To achieve the purpose of the study, 864 draws of 18 teams from the years 2000 and 2005 were studied.
To perform this study, an 8mm camcoder (120 minute tapes) was used to record 18 games. A total of 30 camcoder tapes were used, totalling 60 hours (3600 minutes). The data was recorded from these tapes and calculated into tables to show a comparison between the 2000 and 2005 data.
The statistics selected in this study were descriptive statistics.
From the results of the comparative study, the following conclusions were obtained:
First, there was a significant difference in strategies used by gender. Male players attempted the take-out strategy and hit-roll strategy more often than female players. These are both strength intensive strategies.
Second, the use of the come-around and freeze strategies increased significantly from the year 2000 to 2005. These two strategies are considered much more difficult than other strategies often utilized by players in 2000.
Third, there was a significant difference in the strategies and techniques used by the different positions. Third and skip players used wider variety and more difficult strategies and techniques.
The results of this comparative study show major improvements in the strategies and techniques used by players from 2000 to 2005. As most players continue to improve, there will be a wider array and more difficult strategies used in competitions.