Neuromuscular Fitness Is Associated with Success in Sport for Elite Female, but Not Male Tennis Players

Karoly Dobos, Dario Novak and Petar Barbaros
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Karoly Dobos: Pál Péter Domokos Elementary School, 1119 Budapest, Hungary
Dario Novak: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Petar Barbaros: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-10

Abstract: Background: The purpose of the study was to examine whether neuromuscular fitness contributes significantly to the success of eAlite junior tennis players of differing ages and sexes. Methods: The 160 participants, who were elite Hungarian junior tennis players (aged 11–17), were separated into four groups within this study, and 10 different types of field tests were used. Results: A moderate significant correlation was found between the results of the 5 m run (r = ?0.42; r = ?0.45), standing long jump (r = 0.39; r = 0.56), overhand ball throw (r = 0.44; r = 0.53), serve (r = 0.39; r = 0.64), amount of push-ups in 30 seconds (r = 0.32; r = 0.48), 10 × 5 m run in a shuttle run (r = ?0.34; r = ?0.45), the spider run (r = ?0.34; r = ?0.52), and competitive tennis success among U14 and U18 girls. A significant correlation between the overhead medicine ball throw test value (r = 0.47) and the current competitive performance was found only among U18 elite female tennis players. In contrast, no correlation was found between the values of the U14 and U18 male tennis players and their current competitive performance. Conclusions: Additional studies are needed to identify interventions that can increase sport-specific neuromuscular fitness with the ultimate goal of achieving better performance.

Keywords: agility; explosive power; first quick quickness; flexibility; neuromuscular fitness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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