Movement-Production Strategy in Tennis: a Case Study

Gillet, Eric; Leroy, David; Thouvarecq, Régis; Mégrot, Fabrice; Stein, Jean François

doi:10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181dc4622

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“…It was reported that players experienced a decrease in body mass and blood lactate while an increase in heart rate, perception of effort and salivary cortisol concentrations on a set-to-set basis during the match, which showed the increasing fatigue and stress male players had to cope with under real match scenario [ 15 , 16 ]. Meanwhile, the movement patterns [ 17 , 18 ] and the technical and tactical effectiveness of male players were also widely investigated [ 6 , 13 , 19 , 20 ]. The previous studies found that first and second serve capability (direction, speed and success), breakpoint opportunity, net point success and distance covered within the match were important predictors to their success and the differentiation of player types.…”

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Performance profiles of professional female tennis players in grand slams

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IntroductionThe aim of the study was to (i) analyze the match performance of professional female tennis players in different Grand Slams; (ii) model the relationships between match performance variables and relative quality; and (iii) build typical performance profiles for those players in Grand Slams.MethodData of a total of 1369 matches were collected within 2014–2017 four Grand Slams (Australian Open: n = 499; Roland Garros: n = 249; Wimbledon: n = 249 and US Open, n = 372). Correlations between 37 performance variables and relative quality (difference of expected rounds between two competing players of given ranking) were determined and automatically classified into two groups of magnitudes via two-step cluster analysis. Higher-correlated variables were used to build players’ typical performance profiles via regression-based technique to give percentage evaluation scores (%ES), which means the percentage of matches where a performance variable value would be expected to be lower than the observed value considering the RQ of two competing players.ResultsPlayers had more service winners, double faults, return winners and return unforced errors in the Australian Open and US Open, implying a “fast-fast” serve strategy, and higher dominance ratio and better serving performance in Wimbledon. While receiving players had better chances to break opponents’ service game in Roland Garros. Distance covered became similar in all Grand Slams. All studied variables showed obvious correlation with RQ expect for those of physical performance.ConclusionsThe findings (i) indicate that female game in Grand Slams remained to be a contest over baseline, although players had good efficiency at net; (ii) demonstrate the influence of relative quality on serve and return, break point, net point and efficiency performance; and (iii) evidence the usefulness of applying %ES to evaluate performance of individual player.

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“…Thus, it was examined the ways in which the game is played, without employing any experimental manipulation. Therefore, the research design was based on an observational model, which ensured no interference with the natural context (Gillet et al, 2010;Gomes et al, 2011;Hughes et al, 2002;Nevill et al, 2002).…”

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Martínez¹,

Jiménez-Olmedo²

2017

JPES

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Valencian handball is a sport with long tradition in the eastern coast of Spain. Among different variants of the game, this study has been focused in the professional version, also known as escala i corda. The aim was to determine the time distribution of periods of active play and rest time during matches. The variables studied were the total duration of the matches, games and game actions, differentiating real or active playing time from passive or rest time. We also quantified the number of games and the number of motor actions per match and per game in top professional competitions (Professional Escala i Corda Leagues and Cups, 2008-2011). Duration of an escala i corda match was between 57 min 43 s and 1 h 53 min 15 s, while the duration of active time was between 25 min 5 s and 50 min 46 s. The number of games per match varied between 11 and 17, and these had a mean duration of 4 min 35 s of active playing time. There are significant differences (p<0.05) in the duration of games, specifically between the three first periods (1-3, 4-6 and 7-9). Meanwhile, the mean time spent on the completion of each rally was 17.61 s ± 1.78 s. An improved understanding of players' absolute and actual game time can provide valuable information for planning specific escala i corda training exercises with respect to the duration and number of rallies.

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“…výberovej reakcii. Táto reaktívna agilita v stolnom tenise je založená na prílete loptičky k súperovi a následnom zahájení úderu súpera (Gillet et al, 2010). Do načasovania pohybu je z časti zapojená aj anticipácia.…”

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Vplyv veku na úroveň vybraných koordinačných schopností stolných tenistov

Horníková¹,

Doležajová²

2019

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It is known, reaction time increases with age. Agility time, enriched by a motor component is investigated less. Therefore the aim of this study was to determined age-related differences in disjunctive reaction-speed abilities, where the result is an agility time. Data were obtained by agility test adapted to the specific needs of table tennis using FiTRO Agility check device. Subjects of testing were table tennis players from 20 to 70 years devided into four age categories. We assumed a statistically significant differences between agility time in these categories. We assumed a significant relationship between agility time and age. One-way ANOVA indicated a significant differences in agility time between categories (F(2,46) = 10,2; p < 0,001). Pearson correlation coefficient indicated significant relationship between agility time and age (r = 0,53; p < 0,01. We found a significant difference between motor reaction to the forehand and backhand side. It was shorter to the forehand in each age category. Our study showed the age-related changes in disjunctive reaction-speed abilities.

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Movement-Production Strategy in Tennis: a Case Study

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Performance profiles of professional female tennis players in grand slams

Performance profiles of professional female tennis players in grand slams

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Vplyv veku na úroveň vybraných koordinačných schopností stolných tenistov

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