The Hit & Turn Tennis Test : an acoustically controlled endurance test for tennis players

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Der Hit & Turn-Tennistest : ein akustisch kontrollierter Ausdauertest für Tennisspieler
Autor:Ferrauti, Alexander; Kinner, Vanessa; Fernandez-Fernández, Jaime
Erschienen in:Journal of sports sciences
Veröffentlicht:29 (2011), 4, S. 485-494, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0264-0414, 1466-447X
DOI:10.1080/02640414.2010.539247
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201403003298
Quelle:BISp

Abstract des Autors

This study was conducted to validate and evaluate the ‘‘Hit & Turn Tennis Test’’, an acoustically progressive on-court endurance test for tennis players. Ninety-eight competitive tennis players (53 males, 45 females) of different age groups participated in the study. For validation, the adult male players completed three Hit & Turn tests, one on a clay court and two on a carpet surface, a tennis-specific ball machine test and an incremental treadmill run in a randomized order. A stronger correlation between maximal performance (r=0.81, P < 0.01) and maximal oxygen uptake (r=0.96, P < 0.01) was observed between the Hit & Turn test and the ball machine test, than between the Hit & Turn test and the treadmill test. For test–retest, we found a significant correlation between maximal performance on the same (r=0.83, P < 0.01) and on different surfaces (r=0.74, P < 0.01). During test evaluation, maximal performance was higher in males than in females (P < 0.01) and increased by consecutive age group in boys (P 5< 0.01) but not in girls (P=0.97). In conclusion, Hit & Turn maximum test performance can be recommended as a valid and reliable indicator for tennis-specific endurance. Verf.-Referat