IMPACTS OF BALANCE TRAINING ON TENNIS PLAYERS’ PERFORMANCE

IMPACTOS DO TREINO DE EQUILÍBRIO SOBRE O DESEMPENHO DOS JOGADORES DE TÊNIS

EFECTOS DEL ENTRENAMIENTO DEL EQUILIBRIO EN EL RENDIMIENTO DE LOS TENISTAS

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Maintaining body balance is a prerequisite for good tennis practice. Therefore, the demands of technical movements for competitive playability are achieved only after players have improved balance.

Objective

Analyze the impacts of balance training on the performance of tennis players.

Methods

24 male tennis college students, 18 to 21 years old, were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The intervention took place under a specific balance training protocol for eight weeks, and data were collected in the experimental group before and after the intervention.

Results

The test time with eyes closed in unipodal support, Romberg test, eyes closed standing, and walking standing in the experimental group was 37.340 ± 14.382s, 67.250 ± 30.275s, 21.070 ± 7.887s and 4.510 ± 0.540s respectively, showing statistical superiority over the control group.

Conclusion

After eight weeks of balance training exercise intervention, compared with the subjects without instability training exercise intervention, the subjects’ static and dynamic balance ability after eight weeks of training were significantly improved. Level of Evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.

Physical Education and Training; Tennis; Postural Balance