Open AccessDeterminant physical factors in the wheelchair tennis player
Author(s) -
Alejandro Sánchez-Pay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
itf coaching and sport science review/coaching and sport science review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1812-2310
pISSN - 1812-2302
DOI - 10.52383/itfcoaching.v29i83.55
Subject(s) - sprint , wheelchair , physical therapy , ranking (information retrieval) , test (biology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , paleontology , world wide web , biology
The objective of this research was to identify the most determining physical factors in the ranking position of wheelchair tennis players (WT). In a national camp, the nine best nationally ranked Spanish male WT players (38.35 ± 11.28 years, 63.77 ± 7.01 kg. weight) completed a test battery. Significantly higher correlations were observed in medicine ball throws, 5 and 20-metres sprints with racquet and in an agility test without racquet. In addition, the regression analysis identified two predictor models of the player's ranking position that included both the serve throw and the 5-metre racquet sprint. In conclusion, it is recommended that coaches and physical trainers include in their training programmes medicine ball exercises as well as acceleration drills over short distances.