Competitive surfing is an international sport for both sexes from youth to senior, and including elite competition for juniors and professionals, and is included in the 2020 Olympic Games. Recent studies by Lundgren and associates (2013) and Ferrier et al (2014) have highlighted the importance of aerial manoeuvres in surfing and the physical attributes required for performance surfing. As such, it is important to examine scoring trends to indicate if aerial ability and respective increased physical strength and power are important in increasing the surfers scoring potential.
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