Methodological recommendation to mitigate the effect of the environment pressure on rhythmic gymnastics

Abstract

Gymnasts can receive injuries due to overload, segment fatigue and due to immaturity of the musculoskeletal system; all of them can constitute pressures that, at a certain point in sports practice, slow down the athlete's sustained performance. However, in the exploratory study it was determined that some rhythmic gymnastics athletes, representative of the Santiago de Cuba province, show other environmental pressures that have greater emphasis on the psychological. The objective of this work was to propose a group of methodological recommendations to mitigate the effect of environmental pressures on rhythmic gymnastics athletes. Among the empirical methods used are observation, survey and interview. Methodological recommendations were proposed, aimed at influencing sports performance, they are: pressure from the judges' body, compliance with elements of difficulty in the exercises and participation in events, in correspondence with the other gymnasts. The proposal is incorporated into a series of studies that address the monitoring of athlete preparation in general and, in particular, rhythmic gymnastics.