The Effects of Rhythm Training on Tennis Performance

Söğüt, Mustafa; Kirazcı, Sadettin; Korkusuz, Feza

doi:10.2478/v10078-012-0051-3

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“…The SMT group showed a significant, increasing number of correct foot taps and took on average a shorter time to complete the stepping task at the post-test in comparison to the pre-test. These results add to previous findings of improvement in outcome accuracy as an effect of SMT found on golfers’ performance (Libkuman et al, 2002; Sommer and Rönnqvist, 2009); reduced variability and enhanced precision of soccer cross-passes in soccer players (Sommer et al, 2018); and to findings from similar timing training programs that have reported associations between rhythmic competences and improved tennis performance (Sogut et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 84%

“…For example, Massad has described how the IM training program has been used and praised by top PGA tour golfers, American football team Notre Dame , and NBA team Miami Dolphins . In line with these findings, both general rhythm training and tennis specific rhythm training have been described to have an effect on both rhythmic competences as well as on tennis performance in tennis players (Sogut et al, 2012). Although there are many reports from different sports teams and coaches that the IM training program is effective, there are still a limited number of scientific research publications on the relationship between SMT and athletic performance.…”

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confidence: 52%

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Influences of Synchronized Metronome Training on Soccer Players’ Timing Ability, Performance Accuracy, and Lower-Limb Kinematics

2018

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Planning and performance of all complex movement requires timing, integration, and coordination between sensory-perception and motor production to be successful. Despite this, there is limited research into “if” and “how” timing training may influence movement performance in athletes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of synchronized metronome training (SMT) on sensorimotor timing ability, and in view of that, if improved timing may be transferred to lower-limb movement planning, precision performance, and kinematics. The sample consisted of 24 female elite- and semi-elite soccer players, randomly assigned to receive SMT and a control group. The SMT group received 12 sessions of Interactive Metronome® (IM) training over 4 weeks. At pre- and post-test, timing-precision was assessed through hand and feet movement synchronization with rhythmic sound; and leg-movements performance accuracy, duration, and kinematics were recorded during embodied high cognitive-load stepping task (6 trials×20 s) by use of a optoelectronic motion capture system. Pre- to post-test comparisons showed significant timing improvements as an effect of the IM training. Significant pre- to post-test improvements on the stepping task performance were seen in an increasing number of accurate foot taps during the stepping task sequence and by shorter duration for the SMT-group only. No evident pre- to post-test effects of SMT on the kinematic parameters investigated were found. These findings signify that the guided attention and working-memory functioning may be positively affected by SMT training; thereby, resulting in better motor planning, performance, and movement precision. Still, independent of group and test-occasion, significant correlations were found between the participants’ outcome performance differences and the kinematic parameters. It was found that a decreasing 3D movement distance and less segmented movements correlating negatively, and increasing velocity (speed) positively, with accuracy and performance duration, respectively. These findings are likely associated with inter-individual variations in the nature of higher-order cognitive processing capacity due to the highly cognitive demanding stepping task.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

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Influences of Synchronized Metronome Training on Soccer Players’ Timing Ability, Performance Accuracy, and Lower-Limb Kinematics

2018

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“…Thus, whereas timing in imagery corresponds to the duration or speed of a global task, rhythmicity relates to the relative timing of different parts of a task, such as when a series of co-ordinated actions are performed. Links have been shown between rhythmicity and performance of a number of sports including gymnastics (Pica, 1998 ), golf (Kim et al, 2011a ), dance (Laurence, 2000 ), fencing (Borysiuk and Waskiewicz, 2008 ), swimming (Zachopoulou et al, 2000 ) and tennis (Sogut et al, 2012 ). Rhythm, like imagery, is an important component in ensuring effective preparation for competition (MacPherson and Collins, 2009 ).…”

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A timely review of a key aspect of motor imagery: a commentary on Guillot et al. (2012)

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Wakefield

2013

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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The timing of motor imagery has recently received attention from a number of researchers, culminating in a comprehensive review by Guillot and colleagues. This paper aims to further explore this issue, building upon the said review to suggest a number of other important timing-related issues. Specifically, we consider the possible role of bio-informational theory (Lang, 1979, 1985) and the recent proposal of “behavioral matching” in conjunction with the PETTLEP model (Holmes and Collins, 2001) of motor imagery. Furthermore, we explore the possibility that timing has important implications for motivational aspects of imagery. We then discuss the potential role of rhythm, an important but often overlooked aspect of skilled motor performance, and its links to the timing issue. Finally, we conclude by offering suggestions for future imagery timing research to examine this relatively under-researched area of imagery.

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“…Duvar çalışmalarında ritim çok önemlidir ve doğru antrenman programı ile hızlı ve etkili gelişme kaydedilebilir (Waite, 2008). Tenis oyuncularının duvarda farklı ritim antrenmanları ile performans düzeylerini geliştirilmeye yönelik çalışmada, ritim antrenmanlarına katılan tenis oyuncularının performanslarını anlamlı bir şekilde geliştirdiği görülmüştür (Söğüt, Kirazci and Korkusuz, 2012).…”

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