An Analysis Of The Impact Of An 8-Week Tennis Training On The Improvement Of Hit Percentage In Tennis Players

Authors : Oktay Çoban

Pages : 17-24

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Publication Date : 2021-03-26

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The present study aims to analyze the impact of an 8-week tennis training on groundstroke depth, groundstroke sensitivity and serve strokes. A total of 70 students, 34 females and 36 males, aged between 18 and 24 and studying at School of Physical Education and Sports voluntarily participated in the present study. Tennis trainings were held in the indoor tennis court at Yozgat Bozok University. The first measurements were taken following a general two-week tennis training. Later, students were trained for groundstroke depth, accuracy and serve strokes, and second measurements were taken. The data were analyzed in terms of normal distribution, and it was found that total scores displayed a normal distribution. T test was used to analyze whether total preliminary and final test scores of groundstroke depth, groundstroke accuracy and serve stroke significantly differed. There were no statistically significant differences between preliminary and final test scores in terms of groundstroke depth (i.e. t (69)=1.82, p>.05). However, a statistically significant difference was found between preliminary and final test scores in terms of groundstroke accuracy (t(69)=8.45, p<.05). While preliminary ground accuracy test scores were =12.22, final ground accuracy test scores increased to =23.50. Similarly, a statistically significant difference was found between preliminary and final test scores in terms of serve stroke (t(69)=2.81, p<.05). Preliminary serve stroke test scores were =19.81, whereas final serve stroke test scores increased to =23.28. In conclusion, it can be suggested that the improvement of hit percentages in tennis directly influences match winning statistics and that a higher hit percentage may help a tennis player win a match by challenging the opponent. Therefore, studies on the improvement of hit percentages in professional athletes will improve their performances in the long run.
Keywords : tennis, accurate shot, evolution