Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis

Luca P. Ardigò; Antonio Dello Iacono; Alessandro M. Zagatto; Nicola L. Bragazzi; Goran Kuvacic; Marianna Bellafiore; Johnny Padulo

doi:10.5114/biolsport.2018.78051

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Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis

Luca P. Ardigò

,

Antonio Dello Iacono

,

Alessandro M. Zagatto

,

Nicola L. Bragazzi

,

Goran Kuvacic

,

Marianna Bellafiore

,

Johnny Padulo

Biol Sport. 2018;35(4):329–334

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2018.78051

Online publish date: 2018/09/12

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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.

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Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis

Luca P. Ardigò , Antonio Dello Iacono , Alessandro M. Zagatto , Nicola L. Bragazzi , Goran Kuvacic , Marianna Bellafiore , Johnny Padulo

Muscle activity, Motor control, Reaction time, Fatigued conditions

Luca P. Ardigò

,

Antonio Dello Iacono

,

Alessandro M. Zagatto

,

Nicola L. Bragazzi

,

Goran Kuvacic

,

Marianna Bellafiore

,

Johnny Padulo