2020, Volume 12, Issue 4

The Influence of functional training on biomotor skills in girl tennis players aged 10–12



Oktay Zırhlı1, Nevzat Demirci2

1Department of Physical Education and Sport, Mersin University
2Faculty of Sports Sciences, Mersin University


Author for correspondence: Oktay Zırhlı; Department of Physical Education and Sport, Mersin University; email: oktayzirhli@gmail.com


DOI: 10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.04

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Abstract

Background: ‪The purpose of this study is to examine whether functional training has an impact on biomotor skills of 10–12-year-old girls.
 
Material and methods: ‪The study involved 20 girls (10 controls and 10 subjects) – who had been playing tennis for at least 2 years. A routine tennis training program was applied to the control group of tennis players participating in the study: 4 days a week, 90 minutes a day for 8 weeks. A 2+2 training program (2 days routine and 2 days functional training) was applied to the experimental group of tennis players for 8 weeks, 4 days a week, 90 minutes a day. At the end of the training program, biomotor tests were conducted.
 
Results: ‪There was not any significant differences when the pre-test and post-test values of the control group of tennis players who performed traditional tennis training were compared with their biomotor skills and Wingate anaerobic power (p> .05). When the pre-test and post-test values of the experimental group of tennis players with 8-week functional tennis training were compared with their biomotor skills and Wingate anaerobic power, a significant difference was found in all variables (p <0.01).
 
Conclusions: ‪The obtained data shows that the "functional training" programs implemented together with "routine tennis training" can positively improve the biomotor characteristics of 10–12 year-old girl tennis players.


Key words: functional training, tennis, biomotor skills, Wingate test


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AMA:

Zırhlı O, Demirci N. The Influence of functional training on biomotor skills in girl tennis players aged 10–12. Balt J Health Phys Activ. 2020;12(4):33-45. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.04

APA:

Zırhlı, O.., & Demirci, N.. (2020). The Influence of functional training on biomotor skills in girl tennis players aged 10–12. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 12(4), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.04

Chicago:

Zırhlı, Oktay , Demirci Nevzat . 2020. "The Influence of functional training on biomotor skills in girl tennis players aged 10–12". Balt J Health Phys Activ 12 (4): 33-45. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.04

Harvard:

Zırhlı, O.., and Demirci, N.. (2020). The Influence of functional training on biomotor skills in girl tennis players aged 10–12. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 12(4), pp.33-45. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.04

MLA:

Zırhlı, O.., and Demirci, N.. "The Influence of functional training on biomotor skills in girl tennis players aged 10–12." Balt J Health Phys Activ, vol. 12, no. 4, 2020, pp. 33-45. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.04

Vancouver:

Zırhlı O, Demirci N. The Influence of functional training on biomotor skills in girl tennis players aged 10–12. Balt J Health Phys Activ 2020; 12(4): 33-45. Available from: doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.04