TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fernandez-Fernandez, Jaime
A1  - Moya-Ramon, Manuel
A1  - Santos-Rosa, Francisco Javier
A1  - Gantois, Petrus
A1  - Nakamura, Fabio Yuzo
A1  - Sanz-Rivas, David
A1  - Granacher, Urs
T1  - Within-session sequence of the tennis serve training in youth elite players
JF  - International journal of environmental research and public health
N2  - 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.
KW  - athletes
KW  - athletic performance
KW  - fatigue
KW  - fitness
KW  - shoulder strength
KW  - range of motion
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010244
SN  - 1660-4601
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -