Visuomotor Skills
Conditions
Keywords
Tennis, Reaction Time, Visual training
Brief summary
Tennis is situational sport in which the result of the game is directly influenced by the interaction with the opponent. In fact, athletes have to respond in a short-time period to change the way of playing by fast analyzing speed, rotation and direction of the tennis ball. Therefore, it is extremely complicated to predict exactly what will happen during games and matches. According to literature goof visual skills, players can receive and process information quickly and can optimize the performance with extreme precision and dexterity. For this reason, visuomotor training aims to improve reaction times, but its efficiency during playing tennis has not yet been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate how this training method could affect the improvement of visuomotor performance in young people between 12 and 18 years old.
Detailed description
Two armed, parallel group, randomized control trial.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVisual Training
The visual training will be performed 3 times a week for 40 minutes, at the end of warm up and before the technique training. The subjects will be performed a progression of exercise to improve their visual ability, their velocity of interpretation and transformation. The training will be performed with specific panels approved for visual training (S.V.T.A., Torino, Italy).
BEHAVIORALNormal Training
Normal training routine
Sponsors
University of Milan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
The participant will be blind regarding the aim of the study
Intervention model description
Randomized control trial.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥12 years old. * Playing career of 4 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Serious injury in the 6 mouth before the study. * Subject that already took part to a visual training
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reaction Time | After 12 weeks of training | Stroop test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis of tennis skills | After 12 weeks of training | QLIPP-TM |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed