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Nikki Geerte van Bergen^1,2, Dominic Orth^1,3, Nicolas Deschle^1,2

¹Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Movement variability and creativity are key to sports expertise, enabling adaptation and novel solutions. This study found that both functional movement variability and creative exploration significantly enhance climbing performance, with creativity adding to variability

Keywords:

exploration functional movement variability movement creativity movement repertoire sport climbing

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Motor Control
Skill Acquisition

Background:

Expertise in sports relies on adapting to dynamic constraints.
The ecological dynamics approach views movement variability as functional for adaptation.
Movement creativity is theorized to emerge from exploring movement variability.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between movement variability, movement creativity, and climbing performance.
To test if functional movement variability and creative exploration enhance performance.
To determine if movement creativity contributes to performance independently of movement variability.

Main Methods:

Twenty-one male climbers (experienced to elite) participated.
Movement variability and climbing performance were assessed in distinct tests.
2D hip motion analysis quantified distinct trajectories (variability) and originality (creativity).

Main Results:

Functional movement variability was strongly associated with climbing performance (p=0.005).
Movement creativity exploration was also strongly linked to performance (p=0.002).
Movement creativity provided an additional contribution to performance beyond movement variability (p=0.024).

Conclusions:

Functional movement variability and creative exploration are crucial for athletic performance.
Variability should encompass the distinctness of movements, reflecting exploration and adaptation potential.
Understanding movement variability and creativity offers insights into skill development and adaptation.