Abstract
4/2018
vol. 35
Original paper
Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis
Biol Sport. 2018;35(4):329–334
Online publish date: 2018/09/12
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.
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.
Keywords
Muscle activity, Motor control, Reaction time, Fatigued conditions
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