Effects of Plyometric Training on University Female Tennis Players' Physical Fitness and Serve Performance

NCT05802030 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Deng Nuannuan
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to examine the effects of upper and lower limb plyometric training on the selected physical fitness and serve performance among university female tennis players in China. The main hypothesis of this study is to evaluate whether there are significant effects of 8 weeks of upper and lower limb plyometric training on selected physical fitness and serve performance among university female tennis players in China.

Conditions

Physical Illness; Skill, Coping

Keywords

Physical fitness; Serve performance; Plyometric training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Change from baseline power performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  Power is the ability to perform strength based movements quickly.

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

• Change from baseline strength performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  Strength is the maximal force or torque that a muscle can generate.

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

• Change from baseline speed performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  The ability to move all or part of the body as quickly as possible

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

• Change from baseline agility performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  Agility is a skill considered to be important for many sports and has been defined as "a rapid whole-body movement with change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus.

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

• Change from baseline endurance performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  Endurance describes your body's ability to maintain physical activity for an extended amount of time.

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

• Change from baseline flexibility performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  Flexibility is the ability to move muscles and joints through a full normal range of motion.

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

• Change from baseline serve velocity performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  It is one of the most repeated strokes during the game.

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

• Change from baseline serve accuracy performance at 4 weeks and 8 weeks

  In many sports, the accuracy of the execution of a motor skill determines success or failure.

  Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 4 weeks end; Post-test: 8 weeks end

Study Arms (2)

Plyometric training

EXPERIMENTAL

The 8 weeks of plyometric training included push-ups and medicine ball exercises for the upper limbs and jumping, hopping exercises for the lower limbs. Exercises for the upper limbs were immediately followed by lower-limb exercises, with no intervening rest periods.

Other: Plyometric training

Routine training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

During the intervention, the control group just continued with their routine training regime (e.g., normal fitness training, and injury prevention drills), twice a week, for the duration of the experiment.

Other: Routine training

Interventions

Plyometric training OTHER

Plyometric training can be described as a type of exercise that involves a rapid and forceful movement that consists of an eccentric contraction, followed by an immediate and explosive concentric contraction. Upper and lower limb plyometrics are exercises that enable an upper and lower body muscle group to react quickly to produce maximal strength

Plyometric training

Routine training OTHER

Regular tennis training, including normal fitness training, and injury prevention drills

Routine training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• University female tennis players (aged 18-24 years old);
• Players who had been trained professionally for more than three years
• No history of recent surgery, no rehabilitation for the past 12 months;
• Not systematically trained in plyometric training;

You may not qualify if:

• Tennis-specific training time less than 3 years;
• Players with a history of recent fractures or any injury;
• Presently involved in a plyometric training program;

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Putra Malaysia: lead

Study Sites (2)

Chongqing university

Chongqing, 400010, China

Location

Southwest university

Chongqing, 400010, China

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Deng N, Soh KG, Zaremohzzabieh Z, Abdullah B, Salleh KM, Huang D. Effects of Combined Upper and Lower Limb Plyometric Training Interventions on Physical Fitness in Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 28;20(1):482. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010482.

  PMID: 36612806 BACKGROUND

• Fernandez-Fernandez J, Saez de Villarreal E, Sanz-Rivas D, Moya M. The Effects of 8-Week Plyometric Training on Physical Performance in Young Tennis Players. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2016 Feb;28(1):77-86. doi: 10.1123/pes.2015-0019. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

  PMID: 26252503 BACKGROUND

• Elliott B. Biomechanics and tennis. Br J Sports Med. 2006 May;40(5):392-6. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023150.

  PMID: 16632567 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Plyometric Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Nuannuan Deng

  Universiti Putra Malaysia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PHD candidate

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2023
• First Posted: April 6, 2023
• Study Start: April 8, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 18, 2023
• Study Completion: June 20, 2023
• Last Updated: April 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (2)