Supportive Care
Conditions
Keywords
Tennis, Oculomotor exercise
Brief summary
30 tennis players aged 12-18, will be included in the study. After their normal warm-up, the participants will make 30 forehand and 30 backhand strokes. Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated. After a week, additional oculo-motor exercises will be included in the warm-up and the forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated again. The hypothesis that there will be an improvement in forehand and backhand stroke accuracy after oculo-motor exercises will be tested.
Detailed description
30 tennis players aged 12-18, who practice tennis for at least 6 hours a week and have been playing regularly for at least 1 year will be included in the study. The positive effect of oculo-motor exercises to be included in the pre-tennis warm-up program on stroke performance will be investigated. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). Participants will be given a backhand and forehand stroke evaluation consisting of a total of 60 strokes, 30 forehand and 30 backhand. In the first evaluation, the participants will be asked to do their regular warm-up program. The area between the baseline line, service line and singles side line on the tennis court will be marked and two target areas will be created, one on the right and one on the left. Players will be asked to take one stroke parallel and one stroke diagonally, and they will be expected to hit the marked target areas. One week later there will be a second evaluation. In the second evaluation, oculo-motor exercises will be included in the participants' warm-up programs and the stroke evaluation will be repeated. The data obtained will be evaluated whether oculo-motor exercises have a positive effect on the forehand and backhand stroke rate.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOculo-motor exercises
Oculo-motor exercises will be applied as an intervention. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).
Sponsors
Ege University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being 12-18 years old * Playing tennis for at least 6 hours a week * Having been playing tennis for at least 1 year * No visual defect (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)
Exclusion criteria
* Being under 12 years old * Being over 18 years old * Playing tennis for less than 6 hours a week * The duration of playing tennis is less than 1 year * Having visual impairment (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy | baseline and week 1 | 30 forehand strokes and 30 backhand strokes will be evaluated. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactCim CINAR
Outcome results
None listed