Coincidence-Anticipation Timing and Reaction Time in Youth Tennis and Table Tennis Players

The purpose of this study was to compare the coincidence-anticipation timing and reaction times (RT) of 10- to 14-year-old tennis and table tennis players and examine possible sex differences. 107 (51.4%) tennis and 101 (48.6%) table tennis players participated in this study. Players were compared o...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 110; no. 3; pp. 879 - 887
Main Authors Ak, Emre, Koçak, Settar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2010
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Acceleration
Adolescent
Athletes
Athletic Performance
Attention
Child
Comparative studies
Female
Gender differences
Humans
Male
Orientation
Probability Learning
Reaction Time
Sex Factors
Sports psychology
Table tennis
Tennis - psychology
Turkey
Turkey
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to compare the coincidence-anticipation timing and reaction times (RT) of 10- to 14-year-old tennis and table tennis players and examine possible sex differences. 107 (51.4%) tennis and 101 (48.6%) table tennis players participated in this study. Players were compared on coincidence-anticipation timing and reaction time. Tennis players performed with less error in the coincidence-anticipation timing task than table tennis players, whereas table tennis players had lower mean reaction time than tennis players. It was also found that male players made fewer errors in the coincidence-anticipation timing task than their female counterparts.
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ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/pms.110.3.879-887