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T1 Effects of different maturity status on change of direction performance of youth tennis players
A1 Fernández Fernández, Jaime
A1 Canós Portalés, José
A1 Martínez Gallego, Rafael
A1 Corbi, Francisco
A1 Baiget, Ernest
A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva
K1 Educación Física
K1 Youth tennis players
K1 Sport performance
AB [EN] The aim of this study was to examine the maturational status (i.e., peak height velocity [PHV])differences in neuromuscular performance (i.e., vertical jump, linear sprint, change of direction (COD) usingdifferent tests, and change of direction deficit [CODD]) of young tennis players. One hundred and two tennisplayers (70 boys and 52 girls; age 13.9 ± 2.0 years, body mass 53.3 ± 12.7 kg, height 163.1 ± 11.9 cm)participated in the study and were divided into Pre-PHV (n = 26), Circa-PHV (n = 33) and Post-PHV (n = 43)groups. Testing included speed (5, 10, and 20 m), COD tests (i.e., modified 5-0-5, pro-agility and hexagon),and bilateral/unilateral countermovement jump (CMJ). Pre- and Circa-PHV players presented lower levels ofperformance in jumping ability (i.e., both bilateral and unilateral CMJs; P < 0.001; ES: 0.85 to 0.98), linearsprints (5 to 20 m; P < 0.05 to < 0.001; ES: 0.67 to 1.19) and COD ability tests (modified 5-0-5 test, proagilityand hexagon) compared to the Post-PHV players. Moreover, Pre-PHV players presented lower CODD%(p < 0.05; ES: 0.68–0.72) than Post-PHV for both forehand and backhand sides, and Circa-PHV showed lowervalues in the CODD of the rolling situation to the forehand side (p < 0.05; ES: 0.58). Among the COD tests,the pro-agility test seems to be a simple, easy-to-implement and reliable test, which can provide interestinginformation about the COD with higher entry speeds. Moreover, specific training strategies related to the PHVand focused not only on the neuromuscular training and COD workouts, but also on maximizing motor skillproficiency, should be recommended.
PB Termedia Publishing
SN 0860-021X
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18039
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18039
NO Fernandez-Fernandez, J., Canós-Portalés, J., Martínez-Gallego, R., Corbi, F., & Baiget, E. (2023). Effects of different maturity status on change of direction performance of youth tennis players. Biology of Sport, 40(3), 867-876. https://doi.org/10.5114/BIOLSPORT.2023.121324
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 26-jun-2024