Visuomotor coordination with gaze, head and arm movements during table tennis forehand rallies

• Published in: European journal of sport science Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 750 - 757
• Main Authors: Shinkai, Ryosuke, Ando, Shintaro, Nonaka, Yuki, Kizuka, Tomohiro, Ono, Seiji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Arm - physiology; Eye Movements - physiology; gaze‐head‐arm coordination; Head - physiology; Head Movements - physiology; Humans; Male; Movement - physiology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; table tennis; Tennis - physiology; visuomotor strategy; Young Adult; gaze‐head‐arm coordination; table tennis; visuomotor strategy

The purpose of this study was to clarify the temporal coordination between gaze, head, and arm movements during forehand rallies in table tennis. Collegiate male table tennis players (n = 7) conducted forehand rallies at a constant tempo (100, 120, and 150 bpm) using a metronome. In each tempo condi...