본 연구는 지속적인 곡예 운동이 여자 체조, 프리스타일 스키어 및 피겨 스케이터 선수의 동적 자세 유지 능력에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 하였다. 이 연구에 참여한 피험자는 운동경력이 4-6년 된 운동선수로서 체조선수 7명, 프리스타일 스키어 선수8명, 피겨 스케이터 7명과 일반 여학생 10명을 통제집단으로 분류하였다. 동적자세의 운동능력을 비교하고자 뉴로컴사의 동적자세측정기를 이용하여 6가지 각 조건에 맞는 이른바, 시각계, 전정계 및 체성감각계가 동원되는 상황을 연출하면서 실험에 임하였다. 자료처리는 일원변량분석을 실시하였고, 사후검증으로는 집단 간의 차이를 보고자 Scheffe로 하였고, 통계학적 유의수준은 .05로 하였다. 연구결과 운동집단 간에는 조건 5에서 프리스타일 선수와 체조선수 간의 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 운동선수 집단과 일반인 여학생 간에는 조건 2, 3, 4, 5, 6에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 결론적으로 지속적인 곡예 운동은 평형기관계를 자극하여 동적자세 조절의 향상에 효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

This study was designed 10 investigate the effects of therapeutic gymnastic ball exercise on pain, flexibility, lumbar disability level and daily activity levels in male patients of the armed forces medical hospital who complain of chronic low back pain. Twenty-three males were placed in the experimental group and twenty-nine males were placed in the control group. All of the subjects were chosen on the basis of availability among in-patients who were diagnosed with low back pain. The control patients were matched to the experimental group and they were selected considering gender, pain duration and age. Gymnastic ball exercise therapy was developed by the author with the assistance of a rehabilitation specialist. Gymnastic ball exercise therapy includes muscle relaxation, flexibility, muscle strength and posture development exercises. The gymnastic ball exercise therapy was carried out by the experimental group three times a week for eight weeks. Before and after the experiments, the intensity of pain, the lumbar joint mobility (flexibility), the lumbar disability levels, and the daily activity levels of the subjects were measured, respectively. The intensity of pain and the lumbar disability levels were measured by the Visual Analogue Scale, the level of flexibility by a measurement ruler, and the level of disability by the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Scale. Data were analysed using a t-test, a paired t-test and an unpaired t-test. The results were as follows: 1. The intensity of pain in the lumbar spine in the experimental group was significantly decreased compared with that of the control group during the 4th week and 8th week. 2. The flexibility of the lumbar spine in the experimental group was significantly increased compared with that of the control group during the 4th week and 8 week. 3. The level of pain caused by anterior, posterior, left lateral and right lateral bending and by rotation in experimental group was significantly decreased compared with that of the control group. 4. The Oswestry Disability score of the experimental group was significantly increased compared with that of control group. These findings indicate that gymnastic ball exercise therapy could be effective in decreasing pain and lumbar disability, and increasing the daily activity levels and lumbar flexibility in patients with chronic low back pain. The study also suggests that gymnastic ball exercise therapy could be an essential factor for effective nursing intervention for patients suffering from chronic low back pain.

Purpose: This study aimed to make an in-depth analysis of various reasons that gymnasts quitted gymnastics, prevent them from quitting gymnastics and provide basic data and information for the activation of gymnastics. Methods: Open-ended interview questions about ‘Gymnasts’ hard points’ and ‘circumstances which made them to want to quit gymnastics’ were used for two coaches, three active players, junior high school students and above and two players who had already quitted gymnastics. The conceptual structure of quitting was analyzed for 1,022 male and female gymnasts, junior high school students and above, registered on Korea Gymnastic Association in 2013 through experts’ conferences. Results: It was shown that gymnasts mainly quitted gymnastics due to several factors such as the risk of injury, authoritative guidance, hard training, unstable future, poor motivation, poor acting abilities (skills) and a lack of studies. Conclusion: The following measures should be taken to prevent gymnasts from quitting gymnastics: the control of training intensity, a guarantee of the right to learn, player-personalized guidance, the creation of a positive training atmosphere, adequate rest, the understanding of players’ difficulties through on-going counseling and observation, coaches’ efforts to develop players’ potential talents and institutional support to prevent players from quitting gymnastics.

본 연구는 체조선수들을 대상으로 성별, 소속, 운동경력, 입상경력별로 체조코치의 리더십유형과 자신감의 관계를 분석하였다. 연구 조사대상은 제89회 전국체육대회에 참가한 체조선수 220명이었으며, 조사대상자의 리더십유형은 스포츠 리더십척도 질문지, 자신감은 한국형스포츠자신감 질문지를 사용하여 측정하였다. 체조선수들이 인식하는 체조코치의 리더십유형과 자신감은 성별, 소속, 운동경력, 입상경력별로 유의한 차이를 보였으며, 다변량분석 결과 체조선수들은 체조코치의 리더십 유형의 5개 영역에 의해 자신감 요인이 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 체조코치의 리더십유형 5개 하위요인 모두가 자신감 요인에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타나 체조코치의 리더십 유형이 선수들의 자신감 향상에 중요한 요인으로 작용할 가능성을 보여주고 있다. 이 연구를 통해서 체조선수는 최상의 연기를 성공적으로 수행하기 위해 자신감을 체조코치의 리더십유형을 통해 향상시킬 수 있는 방안을 모색할 수 있었으며, 체조종목 뿐만 아니라 다른 운동종목에서도 경기 중 자신감 향상을 위한 지도자의 리더십유형 방안을 도출 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.