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Interrelationships among reaction time, movement time, and win-loss percentage were studied for 16 college wrestlers who executed a standard wrestling double-leg attack .62 m in length. There was a significant correlation of .64 between reaction time and movement time, which differed from the typical pattern of nonsignificant and significant but small correlations previously reported in reaction time-movement time studies of both athletes and nonathletes. This departure from the magnitude of correlation commonly reported between these variables (explained by Henry's theory of neuromotor specificity) was thought to be related to the fact that reaction time and movement time in wrestling movements are taught as a single, common response. Another finding of interest was a significant correlation (−.62) between movement time and win-loss record. This finding indicates that in this small group of wrestlers movement time played a more important role in their success than reaction time.

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Relation between Reaction Time and Movement Time in College Wrestlers

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