@Article{Ardigò2018,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="35",
number="4",
year="2018",
title="Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis",
abstract="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.",
author="Ardigò, Luca P.
and Iacono, Antonio Dello
and Zagatto, Alessandro M.
and Bragazzi, Nicola L.
and Kuvacic, Goran
and Bellafiore, Marianna
and Padulo, Johnny",
pages="329--334",
doi="10.5114/biolsport.2018.78051",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2018.78051"
}