Clustering technical approaches of elite and world-class pole vaulters based on 10 years of measurement during competitions.

Recently, a variety of technical approaches in world-class pole-vaulters' behaviour have been observed. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of subgroups using different technical approaches and to compare biomechanical performance differences. Biomechanical analysis of performances over 5.

Relative age effects in track-and-field: Identification and performance rebalancing.

Relative Age Effect (RAE) consists of a biased distribution of the dates of birth in a same-age group. This study aimed to investigate Relative Age Effect among French athletes in different track-and-field events, and propose a corrective adjustment method to highlight the true potential of an athlete with respect to his/her relative age. 358,610 performances from 2009 to 2019 of female and male athletes between 12 and 21 years old were collected.

Biomechanical Pole Vault Patterns Were Associated With a Higher Proportion of Injuries.

Pole vault is a highly demanding sport where many physical and technical requirements are engaged in performance process. Considering level of energy transferred from athlete's horizontal speed to the pole during pole bending, we can imagine that associated musculoskeletal tensions, in addition to trials accumulation, can increase the risk of (specific) injuries. Given the multiple morphological, physical and technical characteristics of vaulters and ways of pole vaulting, we can hypothesis that some patterns of pole vaults can lead to higher injury risk than others.