Papers by Nicoleta Leonte
Gymnasium, Dec 30, 2023
The present paper aims to both investigate the level of strength indices in cadet athletes and ex... more The present paper aims to both investigate the level of strength indices in cadet athletes and experiment with a system of means for strength development. The research participants were 18 athletes, who represented several weight classes and were members of the Cadet Wrestling Section within the School Sports Club No. 5 in Bucharest. The experiment was conducted between 2021-2022, including both the preparatory period and the competitive period. The two participating groups (experiment and control) were applied an initial, intermediate and final test to check their strength levels. The average rate of progress recorded higher values for the experimental group compared to the control group in all six tests applied. The obtained results confirm the research hypothesis and show that the increase in strength found in the experimental group is the effect of applying the independent variable, more precisely, of using the set of specific exercises developed by us.
Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, Nov 27, 2023
In elite wrestling, achieving the best results in major competitions is the primary goal of all a... more In elite wrestling, achieving the best results in major competitions is the primary goal of all activities, and the secondary goal is to provide a recreational, compensatory, or therapeutic approach. In this regard, one of the current concerns in establishing the competition system focuses on children's competitions. For this reason, specialists in this field are turning their attention to getting as many children as possible involved in sports competitions. They will later represent the base of the secondary selection that will deliver juniors aspiring to important titles. This paper aims to improve the takedown technique's performance in the training process through effective means developed after video analysis of the elemental mechanisms that constitute the action studied. The research was carried out between 19 February and 9 September 2022 within the Greco-Roman Wrestling Section of the School Sports Club no. 5 in Bucharest. The participants were advanced junior athletes aged between 15 and 17 years, competing in the Individual National Greco-Roman Championships. For the study scope, they were divided into two groups (a control group of 9 athletes and an experimental group of 9 athletes). Although both groups obtained similar results in the initial test, the experimental group achieved clearly better results in the final test compared to the control group, which demonstrates the difference between the types of training performed by the two groups.
Gymnasium, Jun 28, 2023
Introduced into school physical education lessons, the formative directions and valences of sport... more Introduced into school physical education lessons, the formative directions and valences of sports games receive the content of instructive-educational and operational objectives, which are then put into practice. The situations that ask children to establish certain relationships with each other and adopt a behavior depending on what others do as either partners or opponents is a social-role game. The research involved 27 students aged 9-10 years old. The experiment was carried out as part of physical education lessons, with third graders participating in two lessons of physical education per week. In the motor tests, the differences between the mean values are relatively large, and these differences are statistically significant, with a generally large t-value and a p-value of less than 0.05 for all indicators. For this reason, it is rightly considered that such games contribute to the practice and development of interpersonal behavior and the individual's social maturation.
eLearning and Software for Education
: In recent years, specialists have paid particular attention to the improvement of the pedaling ... more : In recent years, specialists have paid particular attention to the improvement of the pedaling technique. ,,Spinning" or circular pedaling (road test) involves rotating the pedals around the entire circumference, not pressing them when they move downward. A good pedaling technique will always be supported by adequate physical training. Road cycling overloads the aerobic system. The anaerobic energy system is used by cyclists at the end of the race or during the ascent. Thus, junior cyclists must be prepared to make a prolonged effort over long distances and pedaling should generate rotations that maintain speed and power according to the environment and the terrain. The purpose of this paper is to implement and carry out a physical training program that will lead to the acceleration of the evolution of pedaling power in junior cyclists. It is considered that the use of specific means for winter training, taking into account age-specific somato-functional features, will lead to increased pedaling power of junior cyclists. A strength training program for road cycling requires the use of some means with a load that reflects the endurance that the athlete must overcome in competitive conditions. The experiment took place between 2019-2020, on a sample of 16 cadet cyclists. To measure the effects of the variables, progress was monitored using Garmin technology. The target indicators were ,,power expressed in watts"(P), ,,power/kg body weight, expressed in watts/kg" and heart rate. The obtained results show that the means of force development had a positive effect on the pedaling power of cadet cyclists.
14th International Conference eLearning and Software for Education
The occupational profile in the technical field calls for the efficiency of the instructive-educa... more The occupational profile in the technical field calls for the efficiency of the instructive-educational process by optimizing the psychomotor skills of the U.P.B. students. Through this study we aim to orientate the didactic process in the Physical Education and Sports lesson towards the specific of the engineering field. We consider it necessary to evaluate the students' simple reaction time, since this type of reaction is one of the dominant skills in this field. Consequently, we have to determine the students' current skills level, and depending on the results obtained, we will implement the operational motor structures specific to Physical Education and Sports to optimize the students' professional skills. The qualitative exploratory research aimed at identifying the reaction time to visual stimuli according to the dominant and non-dominant structure, by comparing the data obtained between genders. The number of subjects involved in the project was of 44 students (22...
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: In alpine skiing performance has increased significantly becoming a sport of strength. Therefor... more : In alpine skiing performance has increased significantly becoming a sport of strength. Therefore the efficiency and importance of physical training are mandatory.The training modeling in alpine skiing gathers significant data on physiological, mechanical and psychological indices, becoming one of the most important sports principles. Maximizing the potential of an athlete depends on the systematic planning of the training process. Through model-based training, the coach directs and organizes training lessons so that the objectives, methods, and content are similar to a competition. In alpine skiing, the strength must be developed, either explosively or dosed, under equilibrium conditions, within 1-2 minutes. In this sense, the use of the power-endurance method (P-E) for the development of strength in alpine skiing lays the foundations for a good physical training specific to either technical races or speed races. The aim of the research is to identify the most effective methods for developing specific strength in alpine skiing. Thus, during the trainings, the power-endurance method was implemented. The evaluation case study took place between June and October 2020, with the participation of 3 athletes, members of the national alpine skiing team. They were measured and evaluated using the Optojump system, by applying the test "60 sec Plyometric jump", in the training period (initial and final testing). Through this test the anaerobic power of the athletes was evaluated. The obtained results highlighted the efficiency of the method in their physical training, following that they will be correlated with the results from the future sports competitions.
Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 2021
The use of methods to objectify the specific activities of athletes in training and competitions ... more The use of methods to objectify the specific activities of athletes in training and competitions is not a problem studied to its true extent in wrestling. Measuring and evaluating the predictability components of competitive performance in this sport is even more important given the fact that in free and Greco-roman wrestling the elaboration of models has never been easy, due to the unquantifiable performance that performers have to achieve. Therefore, the issue is the most important field of research in the current stage in sports wrestling, before becoming an operational tool available to practitioners. The transformation of these components into figures allows obtaining results that can define the weight and impact they have in creating training and competitive models, selection models, planning, control and evaluation of the efficiency of training methods and especially the establishment of a battery of tests, usually validated by the method of factor analysis, to support period...
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This paper aims to highlight aspects regarding the body weight distribution on the inferior limbs... more This paper aims to highlight aspects regarding the body weight distribution on the inferior limbs so as to render objective the youth’s deficient attitudes. The study’s objective is to compare the plantar pressure parameters in static and dynamic balance for subjects with scoliosis and healthy subjects. It is considered that subjects with scoliosis attitude have a different map of the plantar pressure than healthy ones. The presented data in this study are initials, the research being underway. Research is conducted according to the schedule: pretest-kinetic application programs- posttest. Postural assessment is performed with the purpose of diagnosing the mechanical loads deviations from the pelvis and spine in order to optimize the kinetic programs by basketball specific means. The introduction of the basketball means in the kinetic programs was made in order to diversify the classic exercises for prevention /recovery of the deficient spine attitudes. The techniques process of the...
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The specific bypass of the giant slalom in the high-performance alpine skiing is characterized by... more The specific bypass of the giant slalom in the high-performance alpine skiing is characterized by specific movements of pivoting the inner ski, by advancing the trunk forwards and by a sharp turn. As the speed increases, the centrifugal force is higher, and the skier will activate a control of the pressure of the external ski, giving him the possibility of steering the bypass. The plantar pressure exerted by the skier during the turns steering becomes extremely important, being a determining factor in improving the control over the edges. The purpose of the research is to identify the main mistakes during the turn and to make the preparation more efficient by identifying the ideal route. The constatative research is a descriptive case study that used a single subject, a member of the national group of alpine skiing. The research was conducted during the preparatory period (November, 2018), in Austria, totaling 14 training days, respectively 56 hours training. The evaluation was carr...
Sustainability
The restrictions due to COVID-19 have left their mark on the education of children with disabilit... more The restrictions due to COVID-19 have left their mark on the education of children with disabilities. Conducting physical therapy classes online was a necessity and at the same time a challenge for both teachers and parents. The purpose of this paper was to investigate spatio-temporal orientation, followed by the design and implementation of stimulation programs for education, by applying multisensory intervention programs conducted online. The study included 27 students with DS and associated conditions. The groups were established according to the kinetic diagnosis, motor and psychomotor disorders of each child. The statistical analysis was quantitative, with a significance level of 95%. The dependent test was used to highlight the significance of the rate of progress achieved by the children. Results obtained for the psychomotor component—spatial orientation registered an increase of 1.81 units, between the initial and the final test. The value of the Student-t test calculated t ...
The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2019
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-No... more This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
GYMNASIUM
The mechanism of changing attitude through persuasion is a very complex one. The decision whether... more The mechanism of changing attitude through persuasion is a very complex one. The decision whether or not to engage in different sports activities is greatly influenced by the relevance of the problem to be dealt with, motivation, but also by the cognitive ability of the subjects. The purpose of the paper is: the mechanism of attitudinal change through persuasion regarding the practice of sports activity; the degree of participation of students in sports activities during university physical education lessons, but also in their spare time. Thus, a positive attitude towards practicing physical exercises will have results in a motor, biological, functional, psychological and moral plane, leading to the harmonious development of the personality, the well-being of the youth and implicitly the increase of the life quality.
GYMNASIUM, Jun 24, 2019
The mechanism of changing attitude through persuasion is a very complex one. The decision whether... more The mechanism of changing attitude through persuasion is a very complex one. The decision whether or not to engage in different sports activities is greatly influenced by the relevance of the problem to be dealt with, motivation, but also by the cognitive ability of the subjects. The purpose of the paper is: the mechanism of attitudinal change through persuasion regarding the practice of sports activity; the degree of participation of students in sports activities during university physical education lessons, but also in their spare time. Thus, a positive attitude towards practicing physical exercises will have results in a motor, biological, functional, psychological and moral plane, leading to the harmonious development of the personality, the well-being of the youth and implicitly the increase of the life quality.
Mechanical systems of production and recovery of vibration acquire more and more a unique role of... more Mechanical systems of production and recovery of vibration acquire more and more a unique role of training equipment, and vibration effects obtained on muscle contraction or relaxation reflex facilitating depend on the possibility of adjusting their parameters. Vibration training platform generates a tonic stretch reflex in all muscles involved in the effort. During this reflex, muscles contract and relax at very high speeds, and the amount of activated fibre reaches 95% of all muscle fibres involved in the effort. In this study, we used a mechanical vibration platform. Mechanical vibration platform presents in its composition a framework of steel pipe, an air suspension and an integrated control. Frequencies generated by the platform are25 Hz, 30 Hz, 35 Hz, 50 Hz, and duration of exercise performed on the platform is 25,30,45,60 seconds. This research was carried out in order to objectify that these mechanical vibrations can improve the training and increase the athletes' stren...
GYMNASIUM, Jun 24, 2019
Motor education through basketball contributes to the development of manual coordination, balance... more Motor education through basketball contributes to the development of manual coordination, balance and laterality, organization in space and time, the latter focusing on the body scheme that children are primarily concerned with at primary school. Practicing, by using the simple means of basketball, improves the primordial sensory skills; sophisticated and global motor activities improve the basic motor skills and facilitate the perceptual-motor integration, which is the starting point for the cognitive functions. This paper aims at designing and implementing a kinetic program of stimulation using simple means of basketball in order to improve the balance and laterality of children with intellectual disabilities. The results obtained revealed the efficientization of the fundamental motor skills (locomotion, handling and stability) of the research subjects.
The study undertaken aims at improving the training process of the female students in the represe... more The study undertaken aims at improving the training process of the female students in the representative basketball team of the University Politehnica of Bucharest, by elaborating and implementing training programs, which include operational structures focused on the development of the abdominal and back muscle strength. The pedagogical experiment was conducted over two academic years and was carried out on a sample of 12 female students. Concretely, the U.P.B. girl basketball team conducted in each training lesson the programs intended to be experienced. The comparison of the results obtained by the subjects between the initial and final evaluation show significant differences, from a statistical viewpoint, in all tested parameters. The results obtained at the end of the experiment prove that the training programs which were used influenced positively the development of abdominal and back muscle strength and also the basic motor ability of the female students.
XXI century society register special changes on many aspects of life: demographic dynamics, devel... more XXI century society register special changes on many aspects of life: demographic dynamics, development of the communication technology. For this reason, it is increasingly evident that the trend outlined the need tom ove, but its absence too from usual young program. Requirements for student occupation, mechanization and automation, ease of communication and the displacements have led to decreasing the exercises by adolescents. Defined attitude as „a person’s position of acceptance or rejection of a greater or lesser intensity of objects, phenomenous, persons, groups or institutions” (Chelcea, 2003, p. 44), are acquired in life through single or multiple, direct or indirect experiences. A positive attitude towords the practice of adolescent exercises will have results in motric, biological, functional, psyhological and moral plan, leading to a harmonious development of personality, wellness and default quality of life.
Rethinking Social Action Core Values in Practice, 2018
The physical /somatic dimension, embodied in the physical autonomy and the current anatomical-fun... more The physical /somatic dimension, embodied in the physical autonomy and the current anatomical-functional capacity, the vitality necessary for a normal life, subscribes to the complex concept of "quality of life". In our century, the amplitude of excessive technology (mechanization and automation) and the ease of communication and travels, led to a reduction in the physical effort made by young people. All these changes have a negative impact on the physical well-being, by increasing the percentage of sedentary people and obesity. Intercountry comparable overweight and obesity estimates from 2008 show that 51.0% of the adult population (> 20 years old) in Romania were overweight and 19.1% were obese. Adulthood obesity prevalence forecasts (2010–2030) predict that in 2020, 12% of men and 9% of women will be obese. This study aims to determine the somatic mass evolution (muscle mass / adipose tissue ratio) of the students from University “Politehnica” of Bucharest by compa...
Wealth is all it takes actions so that people could change their lives for the better. The six di... more Wealth is all it takes actions so that people could change their lives for the better. The six dimensions of welfare are: physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social and environmental. In this paper, we tried to develop the concept of natural wealth is closely correlated with health. The natural wealth includes: mental balance plan, knowledge about the importance of correct breathing, the hydration, healthful food, the correct way of exercising choice depending on the age and sex, and the importance given to leisure (active or passive). In all they are in a balanced proportion, resulting in a healthy lifestyle that reflects the positive effect on quality of life, leading to its improvement
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