The relationship between distance of overhand ball throw and maximal ball speed of serve in elite junior tennis players
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https://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v25i73.304Keywords:
ball speed, correlation, plyometric movementsAbstract
The aim of this research was to test the hypothesis that there is a positive correlation between the distance of the overhand ball throw and maximal ball speed of serve of elite junior tennis players for a wide-scale representative sample comprising both sexes (80 boys and 80 girls). A significant, positive correlation was found in both sexes (girls r=0.72; boys=0.78), which is why the application of overhand ball throw training and its use as a performance diagnostic method is suggested in the general preparation of elite junior tennis players.
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