Exploring the impact of equipment modifications on novice tennis players: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Tennis equipment modifications, such as smaller rackets and low-compression balls, are increasingly being used because they can better align with beginners' physical capabilities, enhancing learning and engagement. This scoping review aimed to map current research on equipment modifications for beginner tennis players, identifying how these modifications impact skill acquisition, game performance, biomechanical variables, psychological aspects, and coaches' perspectives. Searches across the Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and SPORTDiscus, along with expert input following the PRISMA procedures, yielded 35 studies. These studies involved empirical interventions related to scaled tennis equipment for beginners and were published in English or Spanish. Narrative reviews and studies lacking em

SUBMITTER: Piquer-Piquer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11897481 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature