Force-Time Curve Variable Outcomes Following a Simulated Tennis Match in Junior Players

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2022Author
Colomar, Joshua
Corbi Soler, Francesc
Baiget, Ernest
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Colomar, Joshua;
Corbi Soler, Francesc;
Baiget, Ernest;
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(2022)
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Force-Time Curve Variable Outcomes Following a Simulated Tennis Match in Junior Players.
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2022, vol. 21, p. 245-252.
https://doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2022.245.
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This study examined the alterations induced by a simulated tennis
competition on maximal isometric voluntary contraction (MVC),
peak rate of force development (PRFD) and rate of force development (RFD) at different stages of contraction. Twenty junior
tennis players performed an 80-minute simulated tennis match
and two (pre and post) muscular performance tests. Variables
tested included MVC, PRFD and RFD at 50, 100, 150 and 200
ms while performing a 90º shoulder internal rotation (IR90), 90º
shoulder external rotation (ER90), shoulder horizontal adduction
(ADD), shoulder horizontal abduction (ABD) and isometric midthigh pull (IMTP). Serve velocity (SV) was also registered.
No significant changes were found regarding MVC, PRFD or SV.
Non-significant moderate effect size (ES) towards a decrease in
the IR90 RFD at 50 ms could be observed (16%; ES = 0.5) alongside an increase in the ADD and IMTP RFD at 150 ms (-15.8%, -
8.2%; ES = -0.53, -0.54) and IMTP RFD at 200 ms (-13%; ES =
-0.54). Results indicate that MVC, PRFD, RFD at different time
intervals and SV are unaltered following an 80-minute simulated
match, possibly due to insufficient alterations triggered on key
factors affecting the tested variables.
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