Analysis Of The Level Of Anthropometric And Speed Agility Characteristics Of Male And Female Tennis Players Aged 13–14
Vol.12,No.1(2018)
Strength is an important factor impacting performance. Speed manifests not only in court movement,
but also in reaction speed and in speed of individual shots. The aim of this paper is to analyse the level
of basic anthropometric (body height, H; body weight, W) and speed characteristics of young Czech
tennis players, to assess inter-gender differences and to determine the correlation between individual
variables. The research sample consisted of Czech junior male tennis players (n = 221) and female players
(n = 217) between the ages of 13 and 14 years. Research data was acquired using test battery TENDIAG1
between years 2000 and 2015. Based on the data the following basic static characteristics were calculated;
for male players n = 212, H = 170.30 ± 8.96 cm, W = 57.20 ± 9.25 kg, AT = 13.56 ± 0.69 s) and for
female players (n = 217, H = 168.70 ± 12,22 cm, w = 55.85 ± 11.10 kg, AT = 14.05 ± 1.18 s). Substantive
significance of differences between male and female tennis players was assessed using Cohen’s d. No
significance dependence was measured in anthropometric levels between male and female players (H,
d = 0.14; W, d = 0.13), medium significance dependence was found in run speed test (d = 0.50) in favour of
male players. Medium significance dependence between running speed and body height and weight
respectively (r = 0.45, resp. r = 0.43) was demonstrated in male players, small significance between
running speed and body height and weight respectively (r = 0.24, resp. r = 0.16) in female players. For
purposes of training, co-educated training units can be considered.
anthropometry; inter-gender differences; speed; tennis; motoric test
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