Can an early perceptuo-motor skills assessment predict future performance in youth table tennis players? An observational study (1998–2013)

Faber, Irene R.; Elferink‐Gemser, Marije T.; Oosterveld, Frits G. J.; Twisk, Jos W. R.; Sanden, M.W.G. Nijhuis-van der

doi:10.1080/02640414.2016.1180421

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“…Table tennis has recently evolved towards a highly demanding sport increasing matchplay intensity and the speed of actions [13,14]. As a result, there is an increasing interest in examining to what extent modern table tennis has altered young and senior players' skills, morphology, and conditioning [5,[15][16][17][18][19].…”

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Anthropometric Profiles in Table Tennis Players: Analysis of Sex, Age, and Ranking

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Table tennis has recently evolved towards a more spectacular sport increasing match-play demands and the intensity and speed of actions by regulations and equipment modification. Since these changes can alter the body composition and performance, this study aimed to analyze the differences in anthropometric attributes of 495 table tennis players (288 men, 207 women) according to sex, age, and ranking. Players were classified according to sex, age categories (Senior, Under-18, Under-15, Under 13, and Under 11), and ranking position. Anthropometry measurements included eight skinfolds’ thicknesses (biceps brachii, triceps, subscapular, iliac crest, supraspinal, abdominal, thigh, and medial calf), four girths (biceps brachii relaxed and contracted, thigh, and calf), and three breadths (biepicondylar femur, biepicondylar humerus, and bistiloyd wrist) to determine fat mass, lean mass, bone, cross sectional area (CSA) for arm, leg, and thigh, and somatotype. Results revealed that table tennis players presented differences in body mass composition, anthropometry, and somatotype according to sex and age category and ranking. It seems confirmed that regular table tennis practice during the childhood is associated with a healthy body composition status, that appears to be maintained across older ages if keeping the practice. Senior table tennis players showed a fat mass <20% and lean mass ~45% in men and ~37% in women. A new contribution is that higher lean mass in the upper limbs was associated with higher ranking position (i.e., better performance), endomorphic somatotypes were negative related to performance, and ectomorphic profiles seems more effective, which suggest the potential influence of morphologic changes in table tennis competition performance.

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Anthropometric Profiles in Table Tennis Players: Analysis of Sex, Age, and Ranking

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“…50 (table tennis) and reveals that performance outcomes rather than measures of potential primarily seem to influence scouts’ decisions in selection processes. 51…”

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Performance characteristics of selected/deselected under 11 players from a professional youth football academy

Platvoet

Opstoel

Pion

et al. 2020

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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This study aimed to determine whether players selected for the under 11 team of a professional youth football academy outperform their deselected peers in physical, technical and gross motor coordination skills, or in psycho-social capacities. Of the young players active at different amateur clubs yearly 2% were scouted to participate at trainings and matches from an academy before the first objective baseline testing (season 1 n = 54 boys, season 2 n = 49, age: 9.25 ± 0.46). Most of the scouted players ( n = 103) were born in the first quarter of the year (47.6%) and started playing football at a young age (4.80 ± 0.84). Mann–Whitney U tests showed that the selected under 11 players ( n = 31) from the reduced pool outperformed their deselected peers ( n = 72) in the 30-m slalom sprint, dribble test and Loughborough soccer passing test, and on sport learning-, motor-, creative- and interpersonal capacity ( P < 0.05). A discriminant analysis resulted in a significant discriminant function (Wilks’ Λ = 0.673, df = 16 and P = 0.002) with 69.6% of players classified correctly. In sum, the current system, tends to scout 9-year old soccer players with multiple years of soccer experience, and well-developed motor skills, who are predominantly born in the first quarter of the year. Of those players, the ones with better physical and technical skills, who are believed to have most potential to become elite in the future are selected. However, 25 of the players with a high probability of being selected were deselected. Whether this system is appropriate serves a broader ethical discussion within contemporary society.

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“…Scientific literature devotes a lot of attention to professional table tennis, in particular, to features affecting players’ performance or talent [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 30 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ], while articles devoted to the socio-economic determinants of recreational practice are rather scarce [ 38 , 39 , 40 ]. Except for Strawiński [ 38 ], Polish literature focuses on the historical development of the discipline and its contribution to society [ 50 , 51 ].…”

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“…They have mostly focused on elite character of this sport and analysed physiological performance of athletes (energy expenditure during a training session or a match) [ 13 , 14 ] and the resultant practical implication for coaches [ 13 ]. They have identified determinants of talent [ 15 , 16 ] and level of achievement in the sport [ 17 ]. They have also explored the development of modern technologies, which has a fundamental impact on being successful, including rule changes [ 18 ] change of the ball size [ 19 ] change ball material [ 20 ] improvement of the racket and rubber technologies [ 21 ] and game temporal structure [ 22 ].…”

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Eye on the Ball: Table Tennis as a Pro-Health Form of Leisure-Time Physical Activity

Biernat

Buchholtz

Krzepota

2018

IJERPH

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Background: The article is devoted to an analysis of leisure-time (amateur) table tennis in Poland, its practitioners and the regularities of their activity. Methods: The study examined 12,406 persons in 4689 households (representative for the population). We used binary logistic regression and descriptive statistics in order to identify the patterns and determinants of table-tennis practice in Poland. Results: Table tennis is practised by 2.8% of population, and by 6.6% of physically active Poles. Among adults it is predominantly an occasional recreational game, not performed as a sport per se. Among children, it is often the part of physical education (PE) classes. Statistically significant predictors of contact with table tennis are: gender, age, income, place of residence, children in the household and being a student. Conclusions: Due to the undeniable benefits of table tennis (health, pleasure, personal and social development), the sport is recommended for use as a tool in increasing the (overall low) physical activity of Poles. Its popularization requires promotion in the media (as a health-oriented activity) and using various channels, including public places, the workplace (as part of corporate social responsibility) and physical education classes at school.

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Can an early perceptuo-motor skills assessment predict future performance in youth table tennis players? An observational study (1998–2013)

Cited by 19 publications

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Anthropometric Profiles in Table Tennis Players: Analysis of Sex, Age, and Ranking

Anthropometric Profiles in Table Tennis Players: Analysis of Sex, Age, and Ranking

Performance characteristics of selected/deselected under 11 players from a professional youth football academy

Eye on the Ball: Table Tennis as a Pro-Health Form of Leisure-Time Physical Activity

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