Determining the validity and reliability and standardization of Taekwondo skill tests

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Exercise Physiology Department, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

2 Sport Management Department, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

3 Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises Department, Tehran University

Abstract

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to standardize and determine the validity and reliability of Taekwondo skill tests.

Methods: By reviewing common skills and surveying elite coaches and athletes in this field, from all available tests, five previously designed by the author were selected to measure main skills. Then, to determine the reliability and content validity of the selected tests, 30 elite male taekwondo athletes of Piroozi Karaj Club were participated in this study and performed these selected tests in two phases by using the age of 20±2 years. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the reliability of the tests and based on the results of the competitions and the judgment of the coaches; content validity was determined by using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

Results: The results showed that the correlation coefficients of three of the five selected tests were significant (P≤0.05).

Conclusion: Use of foot impact speed test (R=0.95 and V=0.75), hand impact strength (R=0.91 and V=0.81) and combined skill speed (eleven strokes) (R=0.88 and V=0.79), was found to be at an acceptable level of trust and confidence. Finally, five value norms have been developed for the three desired tests.

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Research in Sport Sciences Education (RISSE)
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 2023
July 2023
Pages 55-59

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