Determination of the tactical athlete level of a high-performance tennis team and subjective assessment of the coach

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the level of tactical knowledge of a high-performance tennis team, considering gender, age, category, and year in the category, years of practice and participation in competitions. There was also a subjective evaluation by two coaches on the level of athletic performance of their athletes, as well as that of the athletes themselves. In the sample, there were 37 athletes, 23 men and 14 women at ages between 11 and 18 years old (14.10 ± 1.90). In order to determine the level of athletic performance of the athletes, the test of declarative tactical knowledge (DTK) in tennis was used. The variables to differentiate the level of tactical performance were gender (female achieved better scores: p=0.004, F = 2.242), the category (better scores for 18 years old compared to 12 years old: p=0.007, F= 4.223) and the experience in state competitions (p = 0.042, F = 3.059). It was observed that 73% of the tennis teams had their level of tactical performance, via DTK, classified as good or very good. In the subjective evaluation, the coach underestimated the tactical level of 48.6% of his athletes, while 75.7% of the athletes overestimated their own knowledge. In this study, it was verified that factors like gender, category and experience in state competitions differentiated the level of tactical performance.

Conhecimento tático declarativo de treinadores de tênis

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“…Segundo García-González et al (2011), a idade dos jogadores, a carga horária de treinamento e o tempo de envolvimento com a modalidade impactam sobre o CTD, sendo que a magnitude desse efeito varia em função do nível de perícia dos praticantes. Em linha com esses resultados, Aburachid et al (2018) relataram diferenças no CTD entre atletas de diferentes faixas etárias, com os tenistas da categoria 18 anos apresentado resultados superiores aos de 12 anos de idade.…”

Tactical skills in tennis: A systematic review

“…67 Furthermore, as age and experience increase, knowledge strengthens. 60 In relation to one's own game and tactical skills, studies confirm that at advanced, expert–professional levels, the most important variables in men's game are the winning points achieved and the ability to win points over others, while the most important variable for women is the ability to win break points. 63 On the other hand, no significant differences were found in the number of shots needed to achieve a point, with single-hit points being the most common between both genders.…”

“…The players who won the most points used more offensive strategies, spending more time in the offensive zone of the court and committing fewer unforced errors. Aburachid et al 60 23 M and 14 F (14.1 SD 1.9)…”

O Conhecimento Tático De Praticantes De Futebol Considerando a Aprendizagem Por Meio Do Ensino Tradicional

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