Study of opponents to promote sports intelligence/Estudio de contrarios para fomentar la inteligencia deportiva

Abstract

Introduction: The study of opponents is becoming more and more necessary and in it the use of information is of vital importance.
Objective: The purpose of the research was to design a tool for the study of opponents in Cuban high performance.
Materials and methods: Methods such as analytical-synthetic were used; the structural systemic approach, the documentary review, the SWOT analysis and the observation to determine the athlete's own characteristics. The proposed tool for the study of opponents allows accurate decisions to be made in the development of sports preparation and facilitates the development of strategy and tactics for competitive activity.
Results: It is also possible to socialize the authors' criteria and results obtained from a study of opponents in the 73kg division of Cuban male judo. The study makes a theoretical approach on the topics: study of opponents, sports strategy, technique and tactics in sports, as well as their differences through various indicators. It provides a simple tool for the study of opponents according to the sport in which it is carried out and emphasizes its flexibility and the need for generalization to other sports.
Conclusions: The results allow to affirm that the opponents study offers a deep analysis about their information to cover the needs of the trainer, athletes and the work team.