Performance anxiety: How to play reliable and rational tennis by reducing mental pressure

Esposito, Giovanni; Ceruso, Rosario; D’Elia, Francesca; D’Isanto, Tiziana

doi:10.14198/jhse.2020.15.proc2.12

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“…Coaches could then provide relevant instructions and use the most appropriate type of ball to differentiate activity and ensure success. It is important that the experience for novice tennis players is not only active and fun, but also that it implies reasonable success from the very first lesson (Esposito et al, 2020). Beginner players who try their hand at slower balls find themselves moving 1 or 2 meters in different directions to reach the ball with a heart rate rapidly exceeding 140 beats per minute (Greenwood et al, 1990).…”

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The impact of the racket on mobility performance in wheelchair tennis

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Esposito

D’Isanto

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This study aimed to assess how the act of holding a tennis racket affected the manual propulsion of the wheelchair. The hypothesis was that the presence of the racket during acceleration and the change of direction of wheelchair players negatively affected the execution of shots. The research sample consisted of ten wheelchair tennis players. They completed four tests, which evaluated sprinting and manoeuvrability abilities in wheelchair tennis. The results of the paired sample t-test analysis showed the existence of a statistically significant difference in the tests performed with and without the use of the racket in wheelchair tennis players. All tests showed high ICCs (0.95–0.99) for the inter-trial reliability times. Higher level players, who should have a better and more efficient movement technique, due to their fitness and the way they use strength, are still able to overcome these difficulties more than lower-level players. The study also proposes a methodological approach to ensure that players with less experience could compete while guaranteeing sports inclusion.

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The impact of the racket on mobility performance in wheelchair tennis

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D’Isanto

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“…As can be seen from the qualitative analysis reported above regarding the technical-tactical differences between tennis and wheelchair tennis also in order of biomechanics movements (Elia, et al, 2020, Raiola et al, 2020, it is evident that wheelchair tennis players express less force in their strokes, especially in the serve (Esposito et al, 2020). This is precisely due to the difficulties of movement, given the specific situation, which will not allow the preparation phase to be carried out completely and therefore to impart the necessary energy, a frequent aspect also in other sports for the disabled (Forte et al, 2019).…”

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Bridging the strength gap between able-bodied and disabled tennis players using the Bill Starr training program

Borea¹,

Ceciliani²,

D’Elia³

2021

Journal of Human Sport and Exercise - 2021 - Spring Conferences of Sports Science

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The strength deficit is a very evident problem in the comparison between wheelchair tennis players and ablebodied tennis players, with important repercussions from a technical-tactical point of view. The aim of the study is to demonstrate that with strength-hypertrophy training using the Bill-Starr methodology, it is possible to fill, at least in part, the deficit in this motor capacity. Participants in the study are twenty tennis players (age: 28, weight: 70 kg; height: 184 cm) who compete regionally, comprising 10 wheelchair tennis players belonging to the experimental group and 10 able-bodied players belonging to the control group. The study includes three phases: a pre-test phase where players took a quantitative assessment test, an 8-week adapted Bill Starr strength-hypertrophy training period, and a post-test phase where the athletes they repeated the quantitative assessment test. Through the use of the t-test for dependent samples, a significant increase in the average speed impressed with the service by the experimental group was found. Specifically, the average increase was 19.7 km/h, with a gap with the able-bodied companions which went from an initial value of 77.6 km/h to 57.9 km/h. This therefore not only led to actual improvements for wheelchair tennis players, who will be able to rely more on the service to search for direct points and therefore reduce the time duration of exchanges and better manage energy, but also leads to the possibility of playing mixed matches in a more balanced way than before.

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“…© 2021 University of Alicante will also affect the speed of impact and the production of power (Graves et al, 1988). When a wheelchair tennis player plays with or against a non-disabled tennis player in singles or doubles, wheelchair tennis rules will be applied to the wheelchair player while tennis rules will apply to the non-disabled player (Esposito et al, 2020). The rules of the game are the same with the only difference that the disabled player will be granted a double bounce of the ball, while the disabled tennis player is only allowed one rebound.…”

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Propulsive strength training in wheelchair tennis to improve service response

Salierno¹,

Esposito²,

Izzo³

et al. 2021

Journal of Human Sport and Exercise - 2021 - Autumn Conferences of Sports Science

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In wheelchair tennis, the biomechanical-bioenergetic quantitative aspects involved are the fast force and maximum isometric propulsion force of the race medium. The problem encountered is to improve the propulsion force of the race medium, therefore the thrust force, to increase the strength of the upper limbs in the response to the service. The aim of the study is to verify the effects of a training with upper limb overloads on sports performance, in particular the response to the service. A sample of 30 paraplegic athletes, of an average age of 25 years, with a D8-D12 back injury, of the Open category, has been recruited. Athletes have been training with upper body overloads for 2 months with a frequency of 2 times a week. The 20m sprint test was executed after and before the two months. The T-test for dependent samples was used to detect the difference between the two groups (p < .05). Training with upper limb overloads showed a significant improvement (p < .05) of 42% in service response. According to the results, athletes from an average initial performance level of 5.2 have moved to an average level of 4.82, which corresponds to an almost excellent level. Overload training has proven effective in increasing fast strength in response to the technical gesture of the opponent's service.

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Performance anxiety: How to play reliable and rational tennis by reducing mental pressure

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References 18 publications

The impact of the racket on mobility performance in wheelchair tennis

The impact of the racket on mobility performance in wheelchair tennis

Bridging the strength gap between able-bodied and disabled tennis players using the Bill Starr training program

Propulsive strength training in wheelchair tennis to improve service response

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