Analysis of reaction time and lateral displacements in national level table tennis players: are they predictive of sport performance?

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Castellar ◽  
Francisco Pradas ◽  
Luis Carrasco ◽  
Ana De La Torre ◽  
José Antonio González-Jurado
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Lateral Displacements

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF FEMALE TABLE TENNIS SPORT PERFORMANCE BY SENZOR MOTORIC REACTION TIME

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol XVII (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrieta Hornigova ◽  
Ladislava Dolezajova ◽  
Jaromir Sedlacek ◽  
Peter Sagat ◽  
Gheorghe Balint
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Lower Extremities ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Motor Reaction ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Motor Reaction Time ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Significant Difference

In the sport performance structure of table tennis is sensor motor reaction time one of the most important factors for reaching top-level results, both in males and females groups. In this research we watched 23 female table tennis players from Slovakia; 9 mini cadets (12-13 years), 6 cadets (14-15 years) and 8 juniors (16-18 years). Girls were tested by modified agility test for table tennis players (Vacenovsky & Vencurik, 2013) with machine FITRO Agility check. Thus we gained their sensor motor reaction times. By Mann-Whitney U-test we studied differences between age categories, upper and lower extremities, dominant (forehand) and un-dominant (backhand) side, right and left-handed players. We used significance level p<0.05. In our research we did not confirm expected results that the older groups have shorter sensor motor reaction time. We also expected shorter reaction time of upper extremities comparing lower extremities; this was confirmed, though there was found statistical significant difference only in juniors group. Groups of mini-cadets and cadets have better (shorter) sensor motor reaction time from backhand side, while group of junior is better from forehand side. We also confirmed that left-handed players have slightly shorter reaction time.

scholarly journals Kinematic Analysis of the Racket Position during the Table Tennis Top Spin Forehand Stroke

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 5178
Author(s):  
Ivan Malagoli Malagoli Lanzoni ◽  
Sandro Bartolomei ◽  
Rocco Di Michele ◽  
Yaodong Gu ◽  
Julien S. Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Maximum Velocity ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Maximum Height ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Long Line ◽  
Minimum Height ◽  
The Moment

The present study aims to assess the position of the racket, and racket height with respect to the floor, during the table tennis top spin stroke. A stereophotogrammetric system (Smart-D, BTS, 8 cameras, 550 Hz) was used to track the table tennis racket during cross-court (CC) and long-line (LL) shots. Ten national level players completed ten CC and ten LL top spin strokes responding to a robot machine. The racket motion throughout the shot showed specific technical characteristics: the minimum height of the racket was detected during the backswing phase; racket height at the end of backswing phase (maximal distance racket/table) was higher than the minimum; height at the racket maximum velocity (ball/racket impact) was greater than the net’s height. Furthermore, the maximum height of the racket occurred at the end of the forward swing. No differences in these kinematic variables between CC and LL were found. Conversely, a higher inclination of the racket at the moment of maximum speed was detected in LL vs. CC. From a practical perspective, the present findings suggest that table tennis players need to introduce specific exercises in order to increase the height of the racket during the forehand top spin stroke, to improve its effectiveness.

scholarly journals Visual Perception and Visuomotor Reaction Speed Are Independent of the Individual Alpha Frequency

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorben Hülsdünker ◽  
Andreas Mierau
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Visual Perception ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Alpha Frequency ◽  
Individual Alpha Frequency ◽  
Reaction Speed

While the resting-state individual alpha frequency (IAF) is related to the cognitive performance and temporal resolution of visual perception, it remains unclear how it affects the neural correlates of visual perception and reaction processes. This study aimed to unravel the relation between IAF, visual perception, and visuomotor reaction time. One hundred forty-eight (148) participants (28 non-athletes, 39 table tennis players, and 81 badminton players) investigated in three previous studies were considered. During a visuomotor reaction task, the visuomotor reaction time (VMRT) and EMG onset were determined. In addition, a 64-channel EEG system identified the N2, N2-r, and BA6 negativity potentials representing the visual and motor processes related to visuomotor reactions. Resting-state individual alpha frequency (IAF) in visual and motor regions was compared based on sport experience (athletes vs. non-athletes), discipline (badminton vs. table tennis), and reaction performance (fast vs. medium vs. slow reaction time). Further, the differences in the IAF were determined in relation to the speed of neural visual (high vs. medium vs. low N2/N2-r latency) and motor (high vs. medium vs. low BA6 negativity latency). Group comparisons did not reveal any difference in the IAF between athletes and non-athletes (p = 0.352, ηp2 = 0.02) or badminton and table tennis players (p = 0.221, ηp2 = 0.02). Similarly, classification based on the behavioral or neural performance indicators did not reveal any effects on the IAF (p ≥ 0.158, ηp2 ≤ 0.027). IAF was not correlated to any of the behavioral or neural parameters (r ≤ 0.10, p ≥ 0.221). In contrast to behavioral results on cognitive performance and visual temporal resolution, the resting state IAF seemed unrelated to the visual perception and visuomotor reaction speed in simple reaction tasks. Considering the previous results on the correlations between the IAF, cognitive abilities, and temporal sampling of visual information, the results suggest that a higher IAF may facilitate the amount and frequency but not the speed of information transfer.

scholarly journals Link between locus of control, anger and sport performance in table tennis players

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (35) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Higinio González-García ◽  
Antonia Pelegrín ◽  
José Luis Carballo
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players

scholarly journals PSYCHOMOTOR AND COGNITIVE SKILLS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TENNIS PLAYERS AT NATIONAL LEVEL

2020 ◽  
pp. 390-404
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
National Level ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Difference ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Materials Used

Tennis has become an extremely complex sport, with tennis players needing a team of specialists to maximise their sports performance. Performance tennis has proven that the difference between the players, in the conditions of similar technical-tactical performances, is made by the physical and mental training. Our paper aimed to investigate the subjective reality of junior tennis players in order to optimise their actions and activities by identifying a psychomotor and cognitive model of athletes ranked in the top area nationally. The research involved 75 tennis players - 40 boys and 35 girls aged between 14 and 16 years. The materials used were represented by the PSISELTEVA psychological testing system developed by the RQ Plus Company and calibrated to the Romanian population, which contains: levers, desk with buttons, pedals. The tests belonging to the computerised battery used in the research are: TRS (simple reaction time), TRD (discrimination reaction time), RCMV (intersegmental coordination), TUD (eye-hand coordination), ANALOGIE (analogical transfer), TAC (attention concentration), MT (topographical memory) and RNE (resistance to mental fatigue). Through the Mann-Whitney (U) test, significant differences were identified between the first tennis players in the national ranking and the players placed in the middle or final zone of the ranking, in terms of different psychomotor and cognitive coordinates (investigated in various environmental conditions). The results obtained are useful both for specialists working in the field of tennis (coaches, sports psychologists, physical trainers), athletes (boys and girls) aspiring on the road to great performance, but also for sports clubs.

Positive and Negative Stimuli in Relation to Tennis Players' Reaction Time

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 236-240
Author(s):  
Tim P. Mead ◽  
John N. Drowatzky ◽  
Lisa Hardin-Crosby
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Sensory Modality ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Negative Thought ◽  
Analogue Study ◽  
Accessory Stimulus ◽  
Positive Stimuli ◽  
Negative Stimuli

Research has indicated that negative and positive thoughts may affect sport performance. The purpose of this analogue study was to assess whether negative and positive stimuli influenced tennis performance similar to positive and negative thought. The reaction time (RT) of 40 competitive tennis players was measured during a timed response to a tennis ball rotating in a topspin, sidespin, or backspin direction on the computer screen. Immediately prior to the ball presentation, a phrase (accessory stimulus) was presented visually or aurally. The accessory stimulus provided either positive (e.g., ‘nice shot’) or negative information (e.g., ‘bad shot’) followed by the subject's name. Analysis showed a main effect only for the type of spin. The slowest RT occurred when responding to a tennis ball rotating in a backspin direction. A significant interaction was found for the sensory modality (audition vs vision) and polarity (positive vs negative) of the accessory stimulus. RT to negative stimuli was slowest when the accessory stimulus was presented aurally. The quickest RT to positive stimuli occurred when the accessory stimulus was presented aurally. These results indicated that negative and positive stimuli, when presented aurally, affected performance as positive and negative thoughts measured in other studies. Not measured was whether negative and positive stimuli actually produce the negative and positive thoughts, respectively, that have been reported to affect performance.

Cognitive Predictors of Performance in Well-Trained Table Tennis Players With Intellectual Disability

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie Van Biesen ◽  
Jennifer Mactavish ◽  
Janne Kerremans ◽  
Yves C. Vanlandewijck
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Visual Processing ◽  
Spatial Visualization ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players

Evidence-based classification systems in Paralympic sport require knowledge of the underlying effect of impairment in a specific sport. This study investigated the relationship between cognition and tactical proficiency in 88 well-trained table tennis players with intellectual disability (ID; 29 women, 59 men, M ± SD IQ 59.9 ± 9.6). Data were collected at 3 competitions sanctioned by the International Federation for Para-Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities (INAS). A generic cognitive test consisting of 8 neuropsychological subtests was used to assess cognitive abilities relevant to sport (reaction time, processing speed, and decision speed; spatial visualization; fluid reasoning; memory; executive functioning; and visual processing). The backward stepwise-regression analysis model revealed that 18% of the variance in tactical proficiency was attributed to spatial visualization and simple reaction time. Applications of these findings resulted in an evidence-based classification system that led to the reinclusion of athletes with ID in Paralympic table tennis and provide the basis for future research in this important area.

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