Practical Application

The current results provide coaches with concrete information on the formation and impact of scores in high-level judo competitions. The reported data can be a useful guide in the development of competition-specific training tasks to improve athletes’ adaptation and response during competition, resulting in better performance. In this sense, as a result of an unexpected change such as quarantine, the level of readiness of the athletes for the competition will also affect their match efficiency, special training may be required to be ready for these situations in advance.
A heavier or lighter judo athlete may face advantages/disadvantages in the face of point gains during the competition. It is worth noting that the frequency of buying Ippon for male and female has increased in post-quarantine competitions; The reason for this situation may be not to prolong the match, to finish the match by taking Ippon early, or to preserve the energy as if he will compete at any moment. Therefore, judo athletes must be tactically prepared to face these situations.