Effect Of Age On The Level Of Selected Coordination Abilities Of Table Tennis Players
Vol.12,No.2(2018)
It is known that reaction time increases with age. Agility time, augmented by a motor component is often investigated less. The aim of this study was to determine age-related differences in disjunctive reaction-speed abilities, where the result is an agility time. Data was obtained by an agility test adapted to the specific needs of table tennis using a FiTRO Agility check device. The subjects of the test were table tennis players from 20 to 70 years who were divided into four age categories. We assumed there would be statistically significant differences between agility time in these categories. We assumed a substantial relationship between agility time and age. One-way ANOVA indicated significant differences in agility time between categories (F(2,46) = 10,2; p < 0,001). Pearson correlation coefficient indicated a noteworthy relationship between agility time and age (r = 0,53; p < 0,01. We found a significant difference between motor reaction in forehand and backhand side. It was shorter to the forehand in each age category. Our study showed the age-related changes in disjunctive reaction-speed abilities.
table tennis; disjunctive reaction-speed abilities; agility test; men
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