Tennis Technique Research Articles

Footwork Training Path in Tennis Technique

In modern tennis, more than 70% of lost points are often due to inadequate footwork. As the saying goes, the technique is the foundation, but footwork is the key. Without proper footwork, even the best technique cannot fully exploit competitive advantage. This paper examines the footwork training path in tennis technique, aiming to provide a reference for China’s tennis coaches and professional talent training organizations. The goal is to further enhance China’s tennis player development system and to produce high-quality tennis athletic talents for the sports world.

Enhancement of basic tennis technical skills: Game and drill training methods of male athletes reviewed by age group

Background Problems: The lack of variety in exercises applied by coaches makes players feel bored, so they must be given training variations by looking at training methods that significantly improve basic tennis technique skills between game training methods and drills. Research Objectives: This study aims to determine differences in the effect of game and drill training methods on improving basic tennis technical skills based on the age groups of 10-12 years and 13-15 years. Methods: In this context, the method used was experimental research with a 2x2 factorial design. The sample consisted of 24 male athletes in Lampung who were separated into 4 groups. Findings and Results: (i) There are differences in the effect of game practice and drill methods on improving basic tennis technique skills. (ii) There is a difference in improving basic tennis technique skills between the age groups of 10-12 years and 13-15 years. (iii) There is an influence of interaction between training methods and age groups on improving basic tennis technique skills. Conclusion: The age group 10-12 years is more appropriate if given the game training method, and the age group 13-15 years is more appropriate if given the practice training method. The findings of this study provide an important contribution by highlighting the importance of both applied training methods for basic tennis technique. This training method is also adapted for age-based characteristics. Therefore, the recommendation to use game and drill training methods as part of tennis training can help athletes cope with intense playing conditions. Based on the analysis above, the novelty of the research developed by the researcher was two exercise methods compared, two age groups that were sampled, and research instruments using International Tennis Number (ITN) On Court Assessment. Researchers used game and drill training methods that could affect the sample after treatment. Different from previous research, the sample used was male athletes aged 10-15 years.

A Semantic Web-Based Approach for Bat Trajectory Reconstruction With Human Keypoint Information

Restoring the trajectory of a bat from a table tennis match video is critical in analyzing a table tennis technique and conducting statistical analysis. However, directly bat location detection in each frame is challenging due to changing shapes caused by varying movement directions and speeds, leading to ambiguity. This paper develops a novel two-stage method. The first stage utilizes YOLO for bat detection in each frame, followed by filtering out erroneous candidate boxes. In the second stage, the authors use a temporal prediction model that integrating human keypoint information and interpolation to reconstruct a complete bat trajectory with minimal errors. The method's effectiveness and performance are evaluated on our video datasets. The evaluation results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms traditional methods on precision performance metrics. The error screening algorithm improves precision score to nearly 1. In addition, the method has the recall score 22.3% higher than YOLO 's and also 1.4% higher than that of YOLO with cubic spline interpolation.

The Influence of Functional Training on Table Tennis Technique

This paper mainly discusses the impact of functional training on basic table tennis techniques. This paper takes 60 table tennis major students and 30 table tennis teachers in Suzhou University of Anhui Province as investigation objects. The influence of functional training on blocking, attacking, rubbing and pulling in table tennis is analyzed. The results showed that students and teachers believed that the influence indicators of functional training on attacking are 3.41 and 3.26, which belonged to the moderate influence. The influence indicators on the blocking are 3.43 and 2.94, which belong to the moderate influence. The influence indicators on the rubbing are 2.93 and 2.71, which belong to the moderate influence. The influence indexes of pulling are 3.47 and 3.29, which belong to moderate influence.

The Oldenburg observation sheet for Table Tennis Technique (O3T) as a tool for talent identification and development: a reliability, validity and feasibility study

The Oldenburg observation sheet for Table Tennis Technique (O3T) as a tool for talent identification and development: a reliability, validity and feasibility study

The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, or What Does It Mean to Need a “Brute” in the Twenty-First Century?

The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, or What Does It Mean to Need a “Brute” in the Twenty-First Century?

Developing a tool to assess technical skills in talented youth table tennis players\u2014a multi-method approach combining professional and scientific literature and coaches\u2019 perspectives

BackgroundThe assessment of technical skills as part of a multidimensional approach for talent identification and development in sports seems promising, especially in a technique-based sport like table tennis. However, current instruments mostly focus on a single element of technical skills, mainly use quantitative outcomes, and/or are not developed for talent purposes. Practice would benefit from a new instrument using a more ecologically valid approach. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify the essential elements of technical skills in young table tennis players and to establish a first tool while using a multi-methods study design including an archive search for professional literature, a systematic search for scientific literature, as well as ten in-depth interviews with expert coaches.ResultsThis approach taken ensured empirical findings to be combined with knowledge and experiences from the practical field and detailed explications by high-level expert coaches. Results for the literature searches yielded 23 professional and 21 scientific articles while data saturation was reached through all ten interviews. The triangulation process resulted in two general (i.e., individuality, interconnection between elements) and five specific (i.e., bat grip, ready position, footwork/body positioning, service, stroke) elements of technical skills in young table tennis players. In addition, criteria for both flawed and excellent executions were identified for each of the five specific elements. Finally, these results were used to create an observation sheet usable for an assessment during competition.ConclusionsThis study revealed the crucial elements of technical skills that should be taken into account when assessing sport-specific technical skills of youth table tennis players (8–12 years). Moreover, it provided concise descriptions of what is considered to be flawed or excellent executions of technical skills. Based on these findings, a first observation sheet, the Oldenburg observation sheet for Table Tennis Technique (O3T), was created to be used for the assessment of the current technical skill level within a competitive context at the early stage of a table tennis player’s career. Future research should focus on its measurement properties and its value within a multidimensional assessment for talent purposes.

Additional Exergames to Regular Tennis Training Improves Cognitive-Motor Functions of Children but May Temporarily Affect Tennis Technique: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

This study evaluated the effects of an exergame program (TennisVirtua-4, Playstation Kinect) combined with traditional tennis training on autonomic regulation, tennis technique, gross motor skills, clinical reaction time, and cognitive inhibitory control in children. Sixty-three children were randomized into four groups (1st – two exergame and two regular trainings sessions/week, 2nd – one exergame and one regular training sessions/week, 3rd – two regular trainings sessions/week, and 4th – one regular training session/week) and compared at baseline, 6-month immediately post intervention and at 1-year follow-up post intervention. At 6-month post intervention the combined exergame and regular training sessions revealed: higher breathing frequency, heart rate (all ps ≤ 0.001) and lower skin conductance levels (p = 0.001) during exergaming; additional benefits in the point of contact and kinetic chain elements of the tennis forehand and backhand technique (all ps ≤ 0.001); negative impact on the shot preparation and the follow-through elements (all ps ≤ 0.017); higher ball skills (as part of the gross motor skills) (p < 0.001); higher percentages of clinical reaction time improvement (1st −9.7% vs 3rd group −7.4% and 2nd −6.6% vs 4th group −4.4%, all ps ≤ 0.003) and cognitive inhibitory control improvement in both congruent (1st −20.5% vs 3rd group −18.4% and 2nd −11.5% vs 4th group −9.6%, all ps ≤ 0.05) and incongruent (1st group −19.1% vs 3rd group −12.5% and 2nd group −11.4% vs 4th group −6.5%, all ps ≤ 0.001) trials. The 1-year follow-up test showed no differences in the tennis technique, clinical reaction time and cognitive inhibitory control improvement between groups with the same number of trainings per week. The findings support exergaming as an additional training tool, aimed to improve important cognitive-motor tennis skills by adding dynamics to the standardized training process. Caution should be placed to planning this training, e.g., in a mesocycle, since exergaming might decrease the improvement of specific tennis technique parts of the trainees. (ClinicalTrials.gov; ID: NCT03946436).

Effectiveness of Role Playing and Demonstration to Improve Smash the Tennis Technique

Effectiveness of Role Playing and Demonstration to Improve Smash the Tennis Technique

Research on the specific movement of the head in tennis strokes

Technique is one of the aspects that has the most relevant influence on tennis player performance. Searching for more efficient and effective technique, by means of the application of biomechanical laws, is a constant among coaches and researchers. This article deals with a very concrete subject in tennis technique: the position of the head during the impact phase of tennis strokes. Biomechanical aspects of the strokes will also be considered, as well as other relevant aspects such as fixing the gaze during the stroke and the stretching-shortening cycle.

Diagnosis in Tennis Serving Technique

Tennis is a sport with a very complex technique. Amateur tennis players have trainers and/or coaches, but are not usually accompanied by them to championships. Curiously, in this sport, the result of many matches can be changed by a small hint like ‘hit the ball a little higher when serving’. However, the biomechanical of a tennis stroke is only clear to an expert. We, therefore, developed a prototype of a rule-based expert system (RBES) aimed at an amateur competition player that is not accompanied by his/her coach to a championship and is not serving as usual (the RBES is so far restricted to serving). The player has to answer a set of questions about how he/she is serving that day and his/her usual serving technique and the RBES obtains a diagnosis using logic inference about the possible reasons (according of the logic rules that have been previously given to the RBES). A certain knowledge of the tennis terminology and technique is required from the player, but that is something known at this level. The underlying logic is Boolean and the inference engine is algebraic (it uses Groebner bases).

PLAYING ACTIVE VIDEO GAMES WHILE IN A TENNIS TRAINING PROCESS: A NEW TRAINING TOOL OR A HANDICAP FOR CHILDREN?

Aim: The purpose of this pilot study was to quantify the effect of a continued active video games (AVG) playing on the tennis forehand and backhand technique development.&#x0D; Methods: Altogether 24 tennis players (7 – 9 year olds) were randomly divided in two different groups, both involved in a 12-week tennis training program (twice a week for an hour). The participants in the experimental group received an additional twice a week (20-minute) AVG Virtua Tennis 4 game intervention at the end of each regular tennis training hour, while the participants in the control group received no additional intervention. Pre- and post-AVG intervention, the Tennis Rating Score for Children scale (TRSC) was applied to detect tennis training-related changes that occur in each specific stroke.&#x0D; Results: Our results at the post-test show that participants in the experimental group did not significantly improved in one element (TRSC12; p = 0,317) in the forehand stroke and two (TRSC10; p = 0,157 and TRSC12 p = 0,157) in the backhand. The control group significantly improved in all the fifteen evaluated elements in both the forehand and backhand stroke. The experimental group had a higher effect size in all the kinetic chain section in both the forehand and backhand stroke compared to the control. The same happens for the TRSC7 (point of contact – height).&#x0D; Conclusion: Prolonged AVG playing seems to improve visual attentions skills (perception of a moving object) in young tennis players, giving them the opportunity to be able to prepare themselves for the oncoming ball sooner as compared to their control counterparts. From the other perspective, AVG were shown to negatively affect correct players positioning, especially at the beginning and at the end of a stroke.&#x0D; Keywords: exergames, tennis technique, visual attention skills

Evaluation of Table Tennis Skills Based on Whole Brain Teaching

To study the table tennis technique assessment in the whole brain teaching, two classes of 2007 in Xuzhou Medical College were taken as the research objects. From the perspective of sports technology teaching, this paper studies the effect of the whole brain teaching on the table tennis scores through teaching. The results show that after learning the skills, the students in the experimental group achieved a significantly higher score than the control group in terms of both forward and backward techniques and standard test scores. It indicates that in the whole brain teaching, consciously strengthening the weak side limb technique of the experimental group is beneficial to master the dominant side limb movement skill, thereby improving the performance in the table tennis examination.

THE EFFECT OF 8 WEEK TENNIS TECHNICAL TRAINING AND GAMES ON REACTION TIME IN 10-12 YEAR OLD BOYS

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of tennis technique training and games on reaction times of 10-12 years old boys. For this study, 40 subjects who did not perform any physical activity volunteered. Subjects randomly assigned two groups: Experimental group: 20, control group: 20. The experimental group was subjected to 8 week three days a week and 60 minute per session tennis and education with games training program modified according to relevant age group. The control group did not participate any physical activity. Visual, auditory and mix reaction times were measured by Newtest 1000 reaction timer. Subjects’ reaction times were measured twice before and after training program. SPSS 22.0 package program was used for analysis of the data obtained from the study. Independent Sample T test was used for comparison between groups, and paired samples t test was analyzed at p <0.05 significance level. As a result of the study, there was no difference in the control group, and after eight weeks of tenement-specific games and technical training, the research group revealed significant changes between auditory, visual and mixed reaction times in both hands. Article visualizations:

Methods of Improving College Students' Tennis Techniques in Tennis Teaching

As a common ball teaching program in the physical education teaching in colleges and universities, tennis has already achieved good development in the current college physical education and also has made great progress in the curriculum design and arrangement of teaching time. However, the tennis technique of college students is substandard. They cannot well complete some key technical actions and lack profound understanding of tennis. Therefore, the method of improving tennis techniques of college students in tennis teaching is used as the entry point in this paper and the main research content is to explore the progress of tennis teaching and learning.

Structural Analysis of Technical-Tactical Elements in Table Tennis and their Role in Different Playing Zones.

For the purpose of determining the overall structure of technical-tactical elements in table tennis and evaluating their role in different playing zones around the table, a new measuring instrument (a questionnaire) was formulated that took advantage of the expert knowledge of top, world class table tennis coaches. The results of the hierarchical taxonomic (cluster) analysis showed that the overall structure of the technical-tactical elements forming the table tennis technique could be divided into three basic groups; a group of technical-tactical elements (A) used in the phase of preparing one’s own and disabling the opponent’s attack; a group of technical-tactical elements (B) used in the phase of attack and counterattack; and a group of technical-tactical elements (C) used in the phase of defense. The differences among the obtained groups of table tennis elements were determined by applying the Kruskal-Wallis test, while relations between the groups and their role in different playing zones around the table were analyzed by comparing the average values of the experts’ scores.

Determining the Structure and Evaluating the Role of Technical-Tactical Elements in Basic Table Tennis Playing Systems

A method of collecting data was developed in order to establish the overall structure of technical-tactical elements in table tennis and to evaluate their role in basic playing systems. For this purpose, a measuring instrument (a questionnaire) was formulated in order to collect the large quantity of empirical expert knowledge of eight top class table tennis trainers. On the basis of analysis of the experts' scores, the hierarchical structure of the technical-tactical elements in table tennis was obtained, which showed that the whole group of technical-tactical elements forming the table tennis technique can be divided into three basic groups: a group of technical-tactical elements (A) used in the phase of preparing one's own and disabling the opponent's attack; a group of technical-tactical elements (B) used in the phase of attack and counterattack; and a group of technical-tactical elements (C) used in the phase of defence. The relations between the obtained groups of technical-tactical elements and their role in three basic playing systems (Attack in the table zone, Attack from a half distance, Defence) were analysed by comparing the average values of the expert's scores.

Experimental Research on the Multimedia CAI Courseware in the University Tennis Teaching

With the research methods such as the documentary data, questionnaire, interview, mathematical statistics, teaching experiment to make an analysis of Multimedia CAI Courseware based on network. Taking the network multimedia tennis teaching system as the basis, this paper will provide some suggestions and references for the application of network multimedia system in other sports teaching courses and explore the development of network multimedia teaching system in the future. This paper carries on the theory and method research of network multimedia CAI tennis teaching system, and also carries on the evaluation and practical application of this system. Taking the Jinggangshan university tennis elective course's students as the empirical object, comparing the computer network teaching model with the tradition teaching model, this paper will analyze the feasibility and effectiveness of network multimedia CAI tennis teaching system and explore its application way, thus achieve the combination of theoretical teaching and technique practice and promote the effective integration of teacher and students and teaching quality.With the rapid development of network and computer technology, our society and each profession have launched the computer information revolution. Under this technical influence the professions such as education, medical and government have built their own information network platform. Among the numerous courses, because of the unique point of physical education, the sports network teaching must have its own characteristics and requirements. Because the network multimedia teaching system has a powerful interactive feature, it can create mobile communication platform, greatly increase the exchange time between teachers and students and contribute to the FAQ of the knowledge. Although the network multimedia teaching system has the incomparable superiority, in our country's sports education circle, the related tennis teaching network multimedia is also rare [1]. How to let this superiority fully develops in the tennis teaching becomes an urgent problem. Through the teaching quality and students’ study efficiency, thus enhance the tennis technique teaching

Biomechanical principles of tennis technique: using science to improve your strokes

Biomechanical Principles of Tennis Technique Injury Prevention in Tennis Biomechanics of the Serve Biomechanics of the Forehand Biomechanics of the Backhand Biomechanics of the Volley Index.