Abstract
<p>The purpose of this study was to build up and evaluate the application of work-outs about the efficiency of footwork for talented female table tennis athletes. 08 healthy female talented table tennis athletes at the age of 14-15 in Vinh Long province were chosen to participate in the 8-week pre-season training. Results indicated that the 20 work-outs were selected to improve the efficiency footwork through the basis of training principle, participant’ characteristics, previous studies, and expert interviews. Besides, there were significant differences in all 06 tests to evaluate the footwork ability after the experiment. Moreover, the percentage of change indicated increased, from the objective perspective, we found that the growth rate was still at the moderate level (from 2.72% to 6.07%). Therefore, it is necessary to apply the 20 work-outs more flexibly and closely to improve the efficiency of footwork in different training phases next year. It was concluded that the application of the 20 work-outs about the efficiency of footwork had positive effects on female talented table tennis athletes. Future studies should be conducted on a group of males, diverse in training levels, and/or on the other sports group that need to promote footwork ability. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0917/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
Highlights
IntroductionThe total number of swings to hit the ball was from 302-1246 times (3001200 for Vietnamese athletes), along with table tennis athletes had to move continuously and rapidly during the competition from 100-250 times, equivalent to the distance for running was 1000-3000m
It is necessary to build up the work-outs to improve the efficiency of footwork, which maximized the inherent talent of young table tennis players and enhanced the achievements and skills in competition
The average age, height, and weight of 08 female talented table tennis athletes in Vinh Long province were 14.25±0.46 years, 155.88±4.02 cm, and 43.93±1.31 kg, respectively. Following these three steps, authors built up the work-out to improve footwork in table tennis for female talented table tennis athletes
Summary
The total number of swings to hit the ball was from 302-1246 times (3001200 for Vietnamese athletes), along with table tennis athletes had to move continuously and rapidly during the competition from 100-250 times, equivalent to the distance for running was 1000-3000m. In order to meet these criteria in table tennis, athletes have to pay special attention to the combination of leg flexibility in each specific situation, called footwork (Son & Vinh, 2020). This will help athletes move to a favorable position and perform the return better and more accurately (Welford, 1980). It is necessary to build up the work-outs to improve the efficiency of footwork, which maximized the inherent talent of young table tennis players and enhanced the achievements and skills in competition
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