Prevalencia del tipo de pie en pruebas de velocidad. Su influencia en el rendimiento deportivo

Abstract

The influence of the standing type on speed tests of 100 m, 200m and 400 m, linked to sports performance, is fundamental for the performance of an athlete. The foot being the structure that maintains constant contact with the ground, the different types of foot presented by athletes, together with training routines; they produce changes in their plantar print, which affects the athlete's sports performance. The aim of this research is to link the type of foot and its influence on sports performance in children-young athletics athletics in the canton Sigsig. The methodology of this intervention is a descriptive analysis with a mixed, analytical and crosscutting approach; the Herzco method has been applied to a total of 22 athletes, both men and women, who were taken to print their plantar print. Then the image digitization was done, using Kinovea software, then originated in the analysis of the plant prints of each participant obtaining precisely the type of foot each athlete possesses. The results obtained have shown that there is greater predominance on the normal foot type with 54.54% followed by 15.91% of the flat foot type and normal dug type; then followed by 13.64% the dug foot type. In addition, 55% of all athletes have symmetrical feet and 45% have asymmetric feet; apart from the fact that the large number of athletes who have gained sports are those with normal foot. The above concludes that the normal foot could possibly influence sports performance; it is ideal for the practice and competition of speed races