Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis
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2018-01-01
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Ardigò, Luca P.
Iacono, Antonio Dello
Zagatto, Alessandro M. [UNESP]
Bragazzi, Nicola L.
Kuvacic, Goran
Bellafiore, Marianna
Padulo, Johnny
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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.
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Fatigued conditions, Motor control, Muscle activity, Reaction time
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Biology of Sport, v. 35, n. 4, p. 329-334, 2018.