Abstract

 
 
 Analysis of plantar pressures during sport movement performance can provide significant information to athletes and coaches regarding sport performance and plantar loads. Tennis is a sport that is played in different surfaces. Therefore, the terrain is a critical factor that determines both the bounce of the ball, and how the player moves on the court. The purpose of this study was to examine the plantar pressures in two different surfaces of tennis courts (greenset - synthetic grass) when performing a sequence of two basic tennis movements, service and return in combination with forehand and backhand strokes.
 
 
Highlights
Tennis has been called the game of quick decisions and readiness
No data on plantar pressure distribution has been published for junior athletes
Subjects Sixteen (8 males, 8 females) tennis players, aged 10-16 years participated in this study, boys and girls that are playing in tournaments of the Hellenic Tennis Federation
Summary
Tennis has been called the game of quick decisions and readiness It includes moving over very short distances and frequent changes of direction. Great emphasis on player development training is given to the kinetic chain This allows force transfer from one body part to another, namely from the legs to the hips and pelvis, the shoulder and, the racket (Roetert & Kovacs, 2011). The purpose of this study was to examine the pressure distribution underneath both feet while performing two sequences of tennis- specific movements at two different surfaces (greenset - synthetic grass) in junior tennis players. Experimental set-up Subjects performed randomly two different tennis-specific movements (Service and Return play) on synthetic grass and greenset
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