Effect of Table Tennis Trainings on Certain Physical and Physiological Parameters in Children Aged 10-12

Abstract

In the research it was aimed to examine the effects of basic table tennis trainings, which were implemented on girls aged 10-12 for 16 weeks, on certain physical and physiological parameters.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. These students were first applied pre-test measurement, and final test measurement was performed following application of basic table tennis trainings for 16 weeks.Statistical analysis of data was performed using 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.Statistical differences between measurements of body fat percentage, flexibility, vertical jumping, standing long jump, 30 m sprint, anaerobic strength, right and left hand grip strength, visual and audio reaction times, resting heart rate, and VC, FVC, FEV and FEV1 were found to be significant in favour of the test group (p<0.05). No statistically significant differences occurred between the two groups in height, body weight, body-mass index, maxVo2, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure values (p<0.05).Consequently, it was observed that the table tennis trainings, which were performed for 16 weeks, provided positive contributions to certain physical and physiological properties of girls aged 10-12, and improved them.Keywords: child, table tennis, training, physical and physiological parameters IntroductionIt is easier at early ages to create the habit of sport and ingratiate sport; thus, foundations are laid of a generation doing sport and hence, of a healthier society (Çetin, 2015). Today, international successes achieved in sport have become a very significant value for the daily life and moral level of nation. As the records in sport are renewed with the aid of the science and technology, which advance every day, the technical, technological, training, educational, and economic standards of the country represented by the competing athletes or teams have become competitive (Polat, 2009). Table tennis improves concentration, reaction speed and coordination, arm and body muscles, and respiratory and circulatory functions; it also contributes to development of hand-eye coordination, timing and balance functions (Ağgön & Ağırbaş, 2015). One of the effects of table tennis on humans is its effect on the body composition. Body composition in general is composed of proportional gathering of fat, bone, muscle cells, other organic substances and non-cellular fluids (Sanborn et al., 1994). It has been seen in various studies conducted that body composition develops positively with exercise activities (Çolakoğlu & Şenel, 2003).This study was conducted in order to examine the effect on certain physical and physiological parameters of table tennis trainings, which were applied 1 hour for 4 days a week for a period of 16 weeks on girls aged 10-12. Materials and Method40 (20 test, 20 control gro...

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