a 2013

Improvement of Reaction Time through a Semester Course of Table Tennis for Non-Athlete Students

VACENOVSKÝ, Pavel a Tomáš VENCÚRIK

Základní údaje

Originální název

Improvement of Reaction Time through a Semester Course of Table Tennis for Non-Athlete Students

Autoři

VACENOVSKÝ, Pavel (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Tomáš VENCÚRIK (703 Slovensko, domácí)

Vydání

9th International Conference Sport and Quality of Life 2013, 2013

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Konferenční abstrakt

Obor

Sport a aktivity volného času

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14510/13:00071763

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sportovních studií

ISBN

978-80-210-6439-3

Klíčová slova anglicky

reaction time; table tennis; non-athlete students; Fitro Agility Check

Štítky

Změněno: 3. 2. 2014 13:13, Mgr. Pavel Vacenovský, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Purpose: The aim of this research is to compare reaction time of students, non-athletes, in modified agility test for table tennis after a semester course of table tennis. Methods: Thirty three males participated in our study (average 21.8 years, 178.2 cm, 77.1 kg), one group of eighteen students in autumn semester, another group of fifteen students in spring semester. We used modified agility test for table tennis using Fitro Agility Check at the beginning of the semester (pre-test) and at the end of the semester (post-test) and compared data. Results: We have not proved statistically significant improvement of reaction time after a semester course of table tennis, although most of the students had improved. Average reaction time was 2.33% better after one semester (1.76% when using hands, 2.85% when using feet). Conclusion: We think that course of table tennis is a good choice for students if they want to improve their reaction time, even if we cannot prove it statistically.