Plantar pressures differences between the flat, slice and topspin serves
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https://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v27i78.92Keywords:
plantar pressures, serve, flat, slice, topspinAbstract
Analysis of plantar pressure during sport movement performance can provide significant information to athletes and coaches regarding sport performance and plantar loads. In tennis, the serve is one of the most difficult and most important strokes. The purpose of this study was to examine the plantar pressure differences between the flat, slice and topspin serves with the “foot back” serving technique on greenest tennis surfaces of junior athletes aged 10 to 16. The results showed that the loads were higher on the rear (right) back foot of all the three serves. The Fmax was higher in foot toes for all types of serve and the peak pressure was higher in slice serve in the metatarsal forefoot region of the back right foot. The results showed that the technique applied, mainly to the footwork, varies between types of serves. So, each type of the three serves has different loads.
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