Determination of Female Table Tennis Sport Performance by Senzor Motoric Reaction Time

Abstract

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.

Development and trainability of agility in youth: A systematic scoping review

“…Figure 2 illustrates the growth of publications per year, with publication years ranging from 2011 until 2021. The publications are categorized in reports of observational studies ( n = 23) ( 51 , 52 , 59 , 61 , 64 – 69 , 71 – 73 , 75 – 78 , 80 – 85 ), reports of experimental studies ( n = 14) ( 49 , 50 , 53 – 58 , 60 , 62 , 63 , 70 , 74 , 79 ), and secondary research ( n = 4) ( 5 , 30 , 39 , 85 ). Relevant data extracted from respective underlying studies ( n = 37) are presented for observational studies in Table 1 and for experimental studies in Table 2 .…”

“…Research was conducted in 17 different countries. The vast majority of studies ( n = 30) ( 32 , 51 , 52 , 55 – 57 , 59 – 62 , 64 – 73 , 75 – 84 ) originated in Europe, with most contributions coming from Slovakia ( n = 8) ( 32 , 59 , 64 , 66 , 67 , 69 , 71 , 80 ). Other countries of origin were Australia ( n = 3) ( 49 , 54 , 63 ), Taiwan ( n = 1) ( 74 ), Tunisia ( n = 2) ( 53 , 58 ), and USA ( n = 1) ( 50 ).…”

“…Soccer ( 50 – 53 , 55 – 58 , 60 – 62 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 70 – 73 , 77 , 79 – 84 ) was the most examined sport, with over two-thirds ( n = 25) of the 37 included studies approaching it. Athletes of other sports, such as futsal ( 76 ), Australian rules football ( 54 ), rugby league football ( 49 ), rugby union ( 63 ), badminton ( 74 ), and table tennis ( 59 ), were assessed in single studies each. Three studies included athletes of different sports ( 64 , 75 , 79 ), one included inactive subjects ( 69 ), and two studies did not report subjects' sport participation ( 32 , 67 ).…”

“…A total of 3,087 subjects were involved across the studies, with a sample size range of 20–553 subjects ( Mdn = 72) for observational studies and 10–36 subjects ( M = 25) for experimental studies. The majority (62.2%, n = 23) of studies included subjects of solely male participants ( 49 , 52 – 58 , 62 – 65 , 68 – 70 , 72 , 73 , 76 – 78 , 80 , 81 , 83 ), whereas 5.4% ( n = 2) included solely female subjects ( 50 , 59 ), 13.5% ( n = 5) included mixed groups of both sexes ( 32 , 67 , 74 , 75 , 79 )), and in 18.9% ( n = 7) subjects' sex was not reported at all ( 51 , 60 , 61 , 66 , 71 , 82 , 84 ). Only one study ( 32 ) comprised subject groups below 10 years of age.…”

“…A total of 39 agility tests were employed, with presentations of generic ( n = 27) ( 32 , 51 , 52 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 61 , 62 , 64 – 77 , 80 – 84 ), video ( n = 4) ( 49 , 50 , 54 , 83 ) and human stimuli ( n = 8) ( 53 , 55 , 58 , 60 , 63 , 78 , 79 , 81 ). All agility tests that used sport-specific stimuli were designed to simulate defensive scenarios.…”