Effects of Unilateral, Bilateral and Combined Resistance Training on the Speed and Accuracy of the Serve in Youth Tennis Players
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Enrollment
- 56
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Serve accuracy
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study is to explore the effects of unilateral, bilateral and combined resistance training on the serve speed and accuracy of amateur youth tennis players in China. The subjects were young male tennis players aged 16-20 years from four universities in Gansu Province.
The experiment was divided into control group (CG), experiment group 1 (EG1-unilateral group), experiment group 2 (EG2-bilateral group) and experiment group 3 (EG3-combined group). Used to compare the effects of different forms of resistance training on serve speed and accuracy. Previous studies have shown that unilateral and bilateral resistance training can effectively improve strength, power, and speed in athletes (Speirs, et al., 2016; Davo, Jimenez, & Solana,. , 2018), there is still controversy when comparing the advantages and disadvantages of two forms of resistance training (Ramirez-Campillo et al., 2015; Donab and Wall. The results of this study will be expected to be updated in 2022. Unilateral resistance training, bilateral resistance training, and combined unilateral and bilateral resistance training were used as intervention models in this study.
Based on the literature review, the training frequency of this experiment was arranged as 2 times/week, and the total training time was 6 weeks, with a fixed duration of each training session. Each training session lasted a maximum of 60 minutes. In this experiment, the interval between the two weekly training sessions was at least 24 h to prevent subjects from being in a fatigued state in the relevant muscle groups of the body and affecting the experimental level.
Detailed Description
backgrounds
Originally known as lawn tennis, tennis originated in France and became official in England. There is evidence that people participating in tennis can provide numerous health benefits. Secondly, tennis is a sport with anaerobic metabolism, supplemented by high-intensity aerobic metabolism, which means that tennis has a great demand for speed, strength and other physical qualities. However, in recent years, China's athletes have been in debt for a long time, resulting in weak basic qualities and lack of special ability, which restricts the development of China's athletes. In order to achieve good sports performance, the training method is very important. In the case of adolescents, where strength is gradually declining, evidence suggests that the implementation of scientific resistance training under perfect supervision can help the development of physical fitness and athletic performance. Secondly, resistance training is mostly focused bilaterally, and the advantage of unilateral resistance training is that it is superior to the BLD effect to improve strength than bilateral training. Evidence suggests that isometric strength gains after unilateral resistance training are almost twice as high as those after bilateral resistance training.
Problem statement
Strength levels in today's youth are declining, and evidence suggests that traditional training in youth focuses on bilateral and ignores movement patterns and focuses on single joints, resulting in low stroke power and poor speed in youth tennis players. Existing tennis training has focused on bilateral resistance training or tennis-specific technique training, but the results have not been significant. Tennis serve is very important, and it is the key to win in tennis matches. Evidence shows that muscle strength and explosive power are significantly related to tennis serve. Therefore, it is important to focus on the effects of different resistance training on tennis serve. Secondly, unilateral training is in line with the sport-specific characteristics and compound resistance training is significant for strength as well as explosive power, so these two training modalities are crucial for tennis. To summarize the problem statement of this study, there are three main problem statements, firstly, the importance of serve technique in tennis program, secondly, unilateral training is in line with the specific characteristics of unilateral movement of tennis serve, and thirdly, the importance of combined resistance training in tennis.
Proposed solution Different forms of resistance training will provide different benefits to the athlete, and the sport of tennis is consistent with unilateral movement, in order to achieve better athletic performance as well as skill performance. The researcher will perform the following manipulation.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 16 Years to 20 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Between 16 and 20 years of age.
- •National second-level athletes or above, or have participated in provincial or municipal competitions, or students majoring in tennis.
- •At least 2 years of tennis training experience.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Have performed systematic resistance training within the past three months.
- •Medical problems that may affect the study results, including athletes with recent history of surgery or injury.
- •Athletes at high risk for sports injuries.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Serve accuracy
Time Frame: 6 weeks
The degree of agreement between the test result and the accepted reference value, understood in the context of tennis as the amount of times the ball moves into the effective target range
Strength
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Muscle strength is the force produced by a muscle or muscle fibre against resistance
Power
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Power is the capacity to produce maximum force in a brief time frame
Coordination
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Coordination is the ability of the body to control muscle groups at the right time, in the right direction and at the right speed, and to mobilise muscles effectively to achieve precise movements
Flexibility
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Flexibility refers to muscle flexibility and joint mobility, such as the ability of a joint or muscle to move within an unrestricted, non-painful range of motion and to contract
Serve speed
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Speed is a form of physical quality, which refers to the ability of the human body to move under the specified conditions
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Ma Xudong
Principal Investigator
Universiti Putra Malaysia
