Effect of Table Tennis Trainings on Biomotor Capacities in Boys

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate whether the biomotor capacities of boys doing table tennis trainings are affected. A total of 40 students, as randomly selected 20 test groups and 20 control groups at an age range of 10-12 participated in the research. Statistical analysis of data was performed using Statistic Package for Social Science (SPSS) 20.0 statistical package program. Mann Whitney U Test was used in comparison of two variable groups, and the result being p < 0.05 was considered significant when examined statistically. In pre-test and final-test comparisons of the subjects, it was detected that the statistical differences between flexibility, vertical jump, standing long jump, 30 m sprint, anaerobic strength, maximal oxygen capacity (MaxVO2) right and left hand grip strength, visual and audio reaction times, resting heart rate, and forced expiration volume (FEV) and FEV1 measurements were significant in favor of the test group (p < 0.05), while there was no statistically significant differences between the two groups in height, body weight, body fat percentage, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and vital capacity (VC) and forced vital capacity (FVC) values (p > 0.05). At the end of this study, it was observed that table tennis trainings provided positive contributions to biomotor capacities in boys of the group aged 10-12.

Physical Fitness Profiling of National Category Table Tennis Players: Implication for Health and Performance

“…Nevertheless, participants in the present study performed worse than Korean table tennis players aged between 20 and 25 years [41]. The results observed in the SAR test were lower than previously observed in table tennis players, in corresponding age groups [8,40,43]. Differences in the results in the physical tests between studies might be due, in part, to the comparison of performance between different categories.…”

“…Regarding physical tests, the results of this study show a similar performance in the HANDG test compared to Spanish table tennis men players aged between 10-13 years and Korean table tennis players in the U20 category [8,28,40], but a higher performance than women participants between 20-25 years observed in previous studies in corresponding age groups (23% higher for the latter) [41]. On the contrary, the results of the present study show a lower performance (i.e., 12%) in the HANDG test than that observed in badminton players [42] and Turkish table tennis practitioners in the U12 category (i.e., 44%) [43]. In the same way, the results obtained in the CMJAS were also lower (i.e., 15%) than those previously observed in both women and men aged between 7 and 17 [17].…”

“…In the same way, the results obtained in the CMJAS were also lower (i.e., 15%) than those previously observed in both women and men aged between 7 and 17 [17]. Nevertheless, Pradas de la Fuente et al [37], Pullinger et al [44], and Taş [43] got different results, showing different trends. Pradas de la Fuente et al [37] observed a lower performance (i.e., 23%) in a previous study in the U12 category, but Pullinger et al [44] and Taş [43] observed similar results in the U12 and U14 categories of table tennis players.…”

“…Nevertheless, Pradas de la Fuente et al [37], Pullinger et al [44], and Taş [43] got different results, showing different trends. Pradas de la Fuente et al [37] observed a lower performance (i.e., 23%) in a previous study in the U12 category, but Pullinger et al [44] and Taş [43] observed similar results in the U12 and U14 categories of table tennis players. As regards the HCMJAS, the table tennis players in the present study performed better than Korean table tennis players [40], had similar results comparing with U12 table tennis players [43] and U14 table tennis and tennis players [20,44], but worse than junior tennis players from the USA, in corresponding age groups [14].…”