TY - JOUR
T1 - Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis
AU - Bellafiore, Marianna
AU - Padulo, Johnny
AU - Bragazzi, Nicola L.
AU - Kuvacic, Goran
AU - Iacono, Antonio Dello
AU - Bragazzi, Nicola L.
AU - Bragazzi, Nicola L.
AU - Ardigò, Luca P.
AU - Zagatto, Alessandro M.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In table tennis, motor skills are crucial for discriminating player level. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the impact of a vibrational stimulus on performance. Thirty-four male players (age 25×2 years; body mass index, BMI 23.4±1.2 kg·m-2) participated in the study. Seventeen played at international level (IL), while the remaining 17 played at national level (NL). The participants underwent a ball-handling test, the ball score, before (PRE) and after (POST) a vibrational stimulus. Intra-class correlation (ICC) for the ball score result showed good reliability (ICC 0.87 for IL and 0.80 for NL). Repeated measures ANOVA showed differences between groups for ball score (p=0.000) and a significant group × time interaction (p=0.004). Better performances were observed for the IL group than for the NL group, significantly only for POST. Vibration produced positive and negative effects in IL and NL groups, respectively.
AB - In table tennis, motor skills are crucial for discriminating player level. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the impact of a vibrational stimulus on performance. Thirty-four male players (age 25×2 years; body mass index, BMI 23.4±1.2 kg·m-2) participated in the study. Seventeen played at international level (IL), while the remaining 17 played at national level (NL). The participants underwent a ball-handling test, the ball score, before (PRE) and after (POST) a vibrational stimulus. Intra-class correlation (ICC) for the ball score result showed good reliability (ICC 0.87 for IL and 0.80 for NL). Repeated measures ANOVA showed differences between groups for ball score (p=0.000) and a significant group × time interaction (p=0.004). Better performances were observed for the IL group than for the NL group, significantly only for POST. Vibration produced positive and negative effects in IL and NL groups, respectively.
KW - Fatigued conditions; Motor control; Muscle activity; Reaction time; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy
KW - Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Physiology (medical)
KW - Fatigued conditions; Motor control; Muscle activity; Reaction time; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy
KW - Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Physiology (medical)
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/339008
UR - https://www.termedia.pl/Journal/-78/pdf-33625-10?filename=3_00573 Article.pdf
M3 - Article
SN - 0860-021X
VL - 35
SP - 329
EP - 334
JO - Biology of Sport
JF - Biology of Sport
ER -