What determines the dismount side on parallel bars?

Rodriguez-Redondo, Yeray (author), Martin-Blazquez, Jorge (author), Leon, Kiko (author)

The objectives of this study are (1) to determine what aspects should be taken into account when a gymnast chooses his dismount side on parallel bars and (2) to check if there is a direct relationship between the direction of rotation in the twists and the dismount side on parallel bars. The performance of 45 gymnasts at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships between 2020 and 2023 were analysed using video footage. Data were recorded in Microsoft Excel, and duplicate gymnasts were excluded to avoid repeating data. Chi-square tests were performed and Cramer's V was calculated with the Jamovi program. Additionally, artistic gymnastics coaches were interviewed to discuss the results. The results of the chi-square test show a significant relationship between the direction of rotation on the floor and the dismount side on parallel bars (χ² = 27.4, p < 0.01). The Cramer's V value (0.453) indicates a moderate relationship. Furthermore, it was found that performing a twist in the levorotatory direction is associated with dismounting on the left side of the parallel bars (the most common pattern), and vice versa. The dismount side may be influenced by factors such as coordination, strength, or the gymnast's personal preference. Some coaches noted that the support arm in elements such as the Healy, Stutz or Diamidov can be a determining factor when choosing the dismount side on parallel bars.

• Language: English
• Keywords: sport, physical education, laterality, twist, dismount, parallel bars, somersault, gymnastics
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FŠ - Faculty of Sport
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 221-231, 344
• Numbering: Vol. 17, iss. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-183709
• UDC: 796.41
• ISSN on article: 1855-7171
• DOI: 10.52165/sgj.17.2.221-231
• COBISS.SI-ID: 260478723

Copyright

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• Publication date in RUL: 19.06.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Science of gymnastics journal
• Publisher: University of Ljubljana Press, Slovenia (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
• ISSN: 1855-7171
• COBISS.SI-ID: 246418176

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• License: CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Kaj določa stran seskoka na bradlji?

Abstract

Cilja te raziskave sta (1) ugotoviti, katere vidike je treba upoštevati pri izbiri strani za seskok na bradlji in (2) preveriti, ali obstaja neposredna povezava med smerjo vrtenja v obratih in stranjo za seskok na bradlji. Nastop 45 telovadcev na svetovnih prvenstvih v orodni telovadbi med letoma 2020 in 2023 je bil razčlenjen z uporabo video posnetkov. Podatki so bili vnešeni v programu Microsoft Excel, podvojeni telovadci pa so bili izključeni, da bi se izognili ponavljanju podatkov. Izvedeni so bili hi-kvadrat testi in Cramerjev V je bil izračunan s programom Jamovi. Poleg tega so bili izprašani vaditelji orodne telovadbe, da bi razpravljali o rezultatih. Rezultati hi-kvadrat testa kažejo pomembno povezavo med smerjo vrtenja na tleh in stranjo za seskok na bradlji (χ² = 27,4, p < 0,01). Vrednost Cramerjevega V (0,453) kaže na zmerno povezavo. Poleg tega je bilo ugotovljeno, da je izvedba obračanja v levo povezana s seskokom na levo stran bradlje (najpogostejši vzorec) in obratno. Na stran seskoka lahko vplivajo dejavniki, kot so skladnost gibanja, moč ali osebni izbor telovadca. Nekateri vaditelji so ugotovili, da je lahko podporna roka pri prvinah, kot so healyevo vreteno, obrata v predkolebu ali diamidov obrat, odločilni dejavnik pri izbiri strani seskoka na bradlji.

• Keywords: šport, gimnastika, telovadba, telesna vzgoja, stranskost, obrat, bradlja, seskok