Design and Validation of an Observational Instrument for the Technical-Tactical Actions in Singles Tennis.

ABSTRACT: The competitive performance in tennis practice is determined by the effectiveness of technical tactical action. The main objective of the present study was to design and validate an observational instrument with the aim of analysing the technical-tactical in singles tennis. The instrument uses the stroke as a unit of measure, so that each time a player hits a ball, a total of 23 variables are analyzed. The variables collect information about: (a) matching context; (b) result; and (c) technical-tactical information of the stroke (five variables: sequences of the stroke of the point, kind of technical and tactical stroke, bounce area, hitting, and effectiveness area). The design and validation of the instrument consisted on five different stages: (a) review of the scientific literature and v

SUBMITTER: Torres-Luque G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6287015 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature