Determinants for table tennis performance in elite Scottish youth players using a multidimensional approach: A pilot study

Doherty, Sean A.Picton; Martinent, Guillaume; Martindale, Amanda; Faber, Irene R.

doi:10.1080/13598139.2018.1496069

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“…This distribution provides evidence of the elite aspect of mental training for a majority of the sports protagonists (Jones, 1995). This point of view is consistent with the high physical, psychological, and social demands of elite sport and fits with the research of detail of the training for elite athletes in racket sports (Doherty et al, 2018). However, every level of sport experience and practice level could benefit from the effects of mental training programs.…”

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“…These parameters limit the margin of error for each stroke and impose composure in stressful situations to prevent the errors (Ducrocq, Wilson, Smith, & Derakshan, 2017). These sports also require the learning of motor skills (e.g., accurate and powerful strokes) and are characterised by an important volume of training (important number of repetitions) (Doherty, Martinent, Martindale, & Faber, 2018). Consequently, an athlete practicing racket sport should have to be prepared to invest resources (sport motivation) despite the physical, psychological, and social constraints inherent to the practice of racket sports (Martinent, Decret, Guillet, & Isoard-Gautheur, 2014;Martinent & Decret, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Mental training program in racket sports: A systematic review

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“…that reason support decisions/selections. It has to be emphasized, however, that talent development is a multidimensional process [15,29,40] and that the accuracy of selection decisions is influenced by a range of factors [14,[29][30][31]. Moreover, to interpret an individual player's test scores, it is important that thresholds will be based on a larger dataset and that the player's sex, test age, training experience, growth and maturity level are taken into account [36,39].…”

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“…Accordingly, assessments of perceptuo-motor skills have become part of the evaluation of young table tennis players' potential [23][24][25][26][27][28] without down-playing that talent development in table tennis, as proposed by Baker et al [29], still should be seen as a multidimensional (i.e. holistic), emergenic, dynamic and symbiotic process and that the accuracy of selection decisions is thus constrained by a range of factors [14,[29][30][31].…”

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Can perceptuo-motor skills outcomes predict future competition participation/drop-out and competition performance in youth table tennis players? A 9-year follow-up study

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Tools that provide a fair estimate of young table tennis players’ potential and their chances to succeed will support making decisions whether to commit to an extensive development program and the accompanying lifestyle. Consequently, this study included two research questions (RQ) to evaluate the capability of the Dutch perceptuo-motor skills assessment to predict competition participation/drop-out (RQ1) and competition performance (RQ2) in young table tennis players (n = 39; 7–11 years) using a tracking period of 9 years. The perceptuo-motor skills assessment consists of eight tests assessing gross motor function (i.e., sprint, agility, vertical jump) and ball control (i.e., speed while dribbling, aiming at target, ball skills, throwing a ball and eye-hand coordination). A Cox regression analysis demonstrated that a higher level of ball control was associated with a lower risk to drop-out from table tennis competition. The eye-hand coordination test appeared to be most suitable since it was the only test included in the multivariable Cox regression model (HR = .908; p = .001) (RQ1). Similarly, a multilevel regression analysis showed that a higher level of ball control was associated with a higher future competition performance. The eye-hand coordination and aiming at target tests were included in the multivariable multilevel model (p < 0.05; R2 = 36.4%) (RQ2). This evaluation demonstrates promising prospects for the perceptuo-motor skills assessment to be included in a talent development programme. Future studies are needed to obtain valid thresholds scores and clarify the predictive value in a larger sample of youth competition players.

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“…[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Moreover, anthropometrics, perceptuo-motor skills, psychological skills and training history were considered within an exploratory and multidimensional approach to estimate current and future table tennis performance. 22 Altogether, some determinants (e.g., motor skills) were helpful to differentiate between players from different performance levels and/or predict future performance. Additionally, coaches' selection decisions may be affected by maturation, training experience and age.…”

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Exploring the subjective beliefs of expert coaches on ‘talent’ and player selection in German table tennis

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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Player development programmes in sports are considered crucial pillars for the development of young players and countries’ international sporting success. As resources are limited, coaches preferably decide which players to select for these programmes at a young age. This is particularly true for early-starting sports such as table tennis. However, the selection criteria used by coaches and the decision-making processes in player selection contexts are widely unknown. To address this gap, we conducted 15 in-depth semi-structured interviews with table tennis coaches with high expertise in the identification and development of talented young players. Here we show that the concept of ‘talent’ and the process of player selection in table tennis are highly complex phenomena with three main areas of interest identified: (a) general aspects regarding ‘talent’ (in table tennis), (b) specific selection criteria including individual as well as environmental aspects, and (c) the process of player selection. One main finding is that coaches see ‘talent’ as dependent on various factors including (relative) age, maturation as well as practice and previous experience. Furthermore, coaches appear to include both individual (e.g., technical skills) and environmental criteria (e.g., parents’ support) in their decision-making process. Finally, the interviews revealed that player selection decisions are usually made by multiple coaches during group meetings, suggesting the relevance of group processes and dynamics. In summary, this study provides new findings regarding the understanding and discovery of ‘talent’ in table tennis that can help practitioners and open new avenues for further research on player selection in sports.

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Determinants for table tennis performance in elite Scottish youth players using a multidimensional approach: A pilot study

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Mental training program in racket sports: A systematic review

Mental training program in racket sports: A systematic review

Can perceptuo-motor skills outcomes predict future competition participation/drop-out and competition performance in youth table tennis players? A 9-year follow-up study

Exploring the subjective beliefs of expert coaches on ‘talent’ and player selection in German table tennis

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