ANALYSIS OF GAME AND SUCCESS LEVEL ON TENNIS ATHLETES PLAYING ON A CLAY COURT
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The research aims to an analysis of tennis games and skills used during match play on clay courts and compare heart rates between successful athletes (winning group) and unsuccessful athletes (losing group). The subjects consisted of ten female youth tennis athletes, age ranging between 14-16 years old, who had participated in the Thailand Youth Tennis Championships for at least 3 years (between 2017 and 2022). The sample group Obtained by Purposive Random Sampling, drawing lots to pair with the competition. The researcher simulated a tennis competition on a clay court using the competition system and rules according to the International Tennis Federation. (International Tennis Federation: ITF). All subjects were use heart rate monitor (Polar, H10) and VDO recorded the activity profile and frequency of technical skills during tennis match play. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and independent t-test at the .05 significance level.
The result showed that the skill of hitting the volley was statistically significant different at the .05 level with the winner athlete group higher than the loser athlete group (3.8 times and 1.0 times, respectively). The comparisons of Average Heart Rate (Avg. HR) and Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) between the winner group and the loser group was found that the Avg. HR was statistically significant different at the .05 level. The loser group had an average resting heart rate (76.20% MHR) higher than the winner group (69.00% MHR), but the maximum heart rate was not different. This information from this research may be useful to adjust the training style related to Tennis athletes’ skill training and physical fitness, particularly in tennis tournaments on clay courts.
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