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Within-Session Sequence of the Tennis Serve Training in Youth Elite Players

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  • Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez

    (Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
    AMRED, Human Movement and Sports Performance Analysis, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
    Tennis Research Group, 28080 Madrid, Spain)

  • Manuel Moya-Ramon

    (Department of Sports Sciences, Miguel Hernandez University, 03202 Elche, Spain)

  • Francisco Javier Santos-Rosa

    (Faculty of Sport, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • Petrus Gantois

    (Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil)

  • Fábio Yuzo Nakamura

    (Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil
    Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University Institute of Maia (ISMAI), 4475-690 Maia, Portugal)

  • David Sanz-Rivas

    (Tennis Research Group, 28080 Madrid, Spain)

  • Urs Granacher

    (Division of Training and Movement Sciences, Research Focus Cognition Sciences, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany)

Abstract

The influence of muscular fatigue on tennis serve performance within regular training sessions is unclear. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the within-session sequence of the tennis serve in youth tennis. Twenty-five young male (14.9 ± 0.9 years) and female (14.5 ± 0.9 years) players participated in this within-subject crossover study, and they were randomly but sex-matched assigned to different training sequences (serve exercise before tennis training (BTS) or after tennis training (ATS)). Pre- and post-tests included serve velocity performance and accuracy, shoulder strength, and range-of-motion (ROM) performance (internal/external rotation). Results showed that after one week of serve training conducted following the ATS sequence, significant decreases were found in serve performance (e.g., speed and accuracy), with standardized differences ranging from d = 0.29 to 1.13, as well as the shoulder function (strength [ d = 0.20 to 1.0] and ROM [ d = 0.17 to 0.31]) in both female and male players, compared to the BTS sequence. Based on the present findings, it appears more effective to implement serve training before the regular tennis training in youth players. If applied after training, excessive levels of fatigue may cause shoulder imbalances that could be related to an increased injury risk.

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  • Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez & Manuel Moya-Ramon & Francisco Javier Santos-Rosa & Petrus Gantois & Fábio Yuzo Nakamura & David Sanz-Rivas & Urs Granacher, 2020. "Within-Session Sequence of the Tennis Serve Training in Youth Elite Players," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2020:i:1:p:244-:d:472870
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    1. Thomas Perri & Kevin Ian Norton & Clint Ronald Bellenger & Alistair Philip Murphy, 2018. "Training loads in typical junior-elite tennis training and competition: implications for transition periods in a high-performance pathway," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(2), pages 327-338, March.
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