The Reactive Agility Of Table-Tennis Players Before And After Sport-Specific Warm-Up
Vol.9,No.1(2015)
The aim of the study was to determine and compare the reactive agility league players and players of regional competitions and its changes due to sport-specific warm-up. The research sample consisted of 43 players, who were divided into two groups. First group consisted of 22 players from teams playing in the national league competitions (24.3 ± 5.6 years, body height 179.4 ± 8 cm, body weight 74.8 ± 10.4 kg), the second group of 21 players playing lower regional competitions (26.7 ± 5.64 years, body height 180.2 ± 7.7 cm, body weight 77.8 ± 10.5 kg). We used Fitro agility test modified for table tennis before and after warm-up. For data analysis was used two-way ANOVA with repeated measures. When comparing reactive agility, we found significant differences before and after the sport-specific warm-up for the group of league players (885.94 ± 122.69 ms before the warm-up, 842.80 ± 119.48 ms after the warm-up, an improvement of 4.87 %, p <0.0004) and also for the group of players from lower competitions (932.96 ± 114.78ms before the warm-up, 871.90 ± 119.68 ms after the warm-up, an improvement of 6.54 %, p < 0.0002). Although league players achieved better results, the difference between the groups was found to be not significant. The nonsignificant statistical values for interaction indicates, that league players did not respond to the sport-specific warm-up any differently than players from lower competitions. Sport-specific warm-up is important for improving the reactive agility and therefore should not be underestimated.
players of league and regional competitions; Fitro agility Check; interaction; warm-up
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