| Effects of two selected training methods on some physiological and performance variables of youth table tennis players |
| Paper ID : 1745-SSRC-13TH |
| Authors |
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Amirhosein Abbasi1, Vazgen Minasian *2 1کارشناس ارشد فیزیولوژی؛ دانشکده علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران 2دانشیار دانشکده علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران |
| Abstract |
| Background and Aim: Identifying the most effective training methods for the development of physiological and functional abilities of athletes is of particular importance, and the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two selected training methods on some physiological and functional variables of club table tennis players. Methodology: Sixteen table tennis players were voluntarily selected and optionally assigned in combined (BMI=19.65±1.3kg/m2; n=8) and traditional (BMI=19.21±1.1kg/m2; n=8) training groups. The experimental groups performed 90-minute/three sessions per week, respectively. Variables such as speed, agility, grip strength, aerobic endurance, anaerobic peak power, average anaerobic power, muscle endurance, forehand topspin, and backhand topspin skills of subjects were measured before and after the interventions. Data analysis was performed using inferential statistics of ANCOVA at a confidence level of 0.95. Results: The results showed that there were no significant differences in speed (combined -11.9 vs. traditional 0.5%, p= 0.001), agility (combined 8.9 vs. traditional 0%, P= 0.001), and peak power of subjects was negligible. But the mean aerobic power (combined 14.5 vs. traditional -17.3%) (P=0.023), anaerobic power (combined 5.9 vs. traditional -23.4%) (p = 0.013), aerobic power (combined 5.9) of subjects. Significant improvement was observed in the combined exercise group compared to traditional (-0.55%) (P=0.001), wrist strength (combined 25.9% vs. traditional 4.4%) (P = 0.001). On the other hand, in the topspin Forehand (combined 46.5% vs.74.7% traditional) (p=0.003) and topspin backhand skill levels (combined 51.2 vs. traditional 83.2%), there were significant differences between exercise groups (p= 0.001). Conclusions: It is concluded that the physiological parameters of table tennis players in traditional exercise group did not improved, and the players may experience a decrease in performance in consecutive matches. |
| Keywords |
| Anaerobic Peak power, Aerobic power, Table tennis. |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
