SCIENCE OF GYMNASTICS JOURNAL
Vol. 8 Issue 1 2016
EDITORIAL
Dear friends,
We are entering into the eight year of our joint travel through science of gymnastics. We are starting new year with excellent news. Our journal will be now visible also in Web of Science in Core Collection. Web of Science have now new part, which is called ESCI- Emerging Sources Citation Index and it was established last year. We received information of inclusion after we published October issue last year. So our articles are now included into two very important data bases - Scopus and Web of Science.
The first four article are from biomechanics and the first article comes from Slovene and Czech authors Maja Bučar Pajek, Petr Hedbávny, Miriam Kalichová and Ivan Čuk. They did simple research by methods, but important by results. Women gymnastics on balance beam significantly influences one sided load, therefore rises bilateral asymetries, which are one of important reasons for ijnuries.
The second article is from United States of America, authors Timothy J. Suchomel, William A. Sands and Jeni R. Mcneal are sharing their experience with US male junior national team on their abilities measured on tensiometric plate. As their subjects are one of the best in the world it is worth to take their results to compare with your juniors.
The third article is from combined France and Canadian team of researchers Aurore Huchez, Diane Haering, Patrice Holvoet, Franck Barbier, Mickael Begon, thir article is about women artistic gymnastics, uneven bars, transition from low to high bar. Comparision between low and high level of gymnasts give coaches clear guideline where to direct their attention.
The fourth article is from Serbian and Slovene contributors Saša Veličkovic, Miloš Paunovic, Dejan Madic, Vladan Vukašinovic, Edvard Kolar, with similar idea as previous article, to focus coaches on their gymnasts when perform basket to handstand on parallel bars.
The fith article is from Spain researchers María Alejandra Ávalos Ramos, María Ángeles Martínez Ruiz, Gladys Merma Molina and thir resarch is valuable for all us teachers who do teach students about gymnastics, the most important guide to us is we should focus to real conditions which are in classes in primary and secondary schools.
The sixth article is from a huge Brazilian and Portugal team (consisted of 10 members) and they give us information about general gymnastics, more specific we get insight on how Pan American Gymnastics Union members contribute to the World Gymnaestrada.
The last article is also combined with researchers from two countries, Spain and Portugal. Catarina Leandro, Lurdes Ávila-Carvalho, Elena Sierra-Palmeiro, Marta Bobo-Arce prepared analyse of technical content of elite rhytmic gymnastics. It is worth to notice, their analysis would be benefitial to FIG RGTC to improve their rules.
Anton Gajdoš in Short Historical Notes V prepared a memo about Alois Hudec, Eugen Mack and men Czechoslovakia team of 1938. New content in journal is list of reviewers, who helped us last year with their knowledge.
Just to remind you, if you quote the Journal: its abbreviation on the Web of Knowledge is SCI GYMNASTICS J.
I wish you pleasant reading and a lot of inspiration for new research projects and articles,
Ivan Čuk Editor-in-Chief
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