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Clinical Trials/NCT06419452
NCT06419452Enrolling By InvitationNot Applicable

Effects of Unilateral, Bilateral and Combined Resistance Training on the Speed and Accuracy of the Serve in Youth Tennis Players

Universiti Putra Malaysia1 site in 1 country56 target enrollmentStarted: May 10, 2024Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Enrolling By Invitation
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

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Ma Xudong

Principal Investigator

Universiti Putra Malaysia

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