Aerobic Fitness and Technical Efficiency at High Intensity Discriminate Between Elite and Subelite Tennis Players
IJSM/5349/5.4.2016/MPS Training & Testing Aerobic Fitness and Technical Efficiency at High Intensity Discriminate between Elite and Subelite Tennis Players Authors E. Baiget1, X. Iglesias2, F. A. Rodríguez2 Affiliations 1 Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya, Sport Performance Research Group, Vic, Spain 2 Universitat de Barcelona, Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya, INEFC-Barcelona Research Group on Sport Sciences, Barcelona, Spain ˙ Key words Abstract were compared. INT showed greater VO2max, VO2 ●▶ endurance tennis test − 1 − 1 ▼ at VT2 (ml · kg · min ), test duration (s), final ●▶ technical effectiveness The aim of this study was to determine whether stage (no.), hits per test (no.) and TE ( % of suc- ●▶ maximum oxygen uptake selected physiological, performance and techni- cessful hits), as compared with NAT (p < 0.05). At ●▶ international tennis players cal parameters derived from an on-court test are high exercise intensity (stages 5 and 6), the INT capable of discriminating between tennis players achieved better TE than NAT (p = 0.001–0.004), of national and international levels. 38 elite and and the discriminant analyses showed that these subelite tennis players were divided into interna- technical parameters were the most discrimi- tional level (INT, n = 8) and national level players nating factors. These results suggest that this (NAT, n = 30). They all performed a specific endur- specific endurance field test is capable of dis- ance field test, and selected physiological (maxi- criminating between tennis players at national ˙ mum oxygen uptake [VO2max], and ventilatory and international levels, and that the better aero- thresholds [VT1 and VT2]), performance (test bic condition of the INT is associated with better duration, final stage and hits per test) and techni- technical efficiency at higher exercise intensities.
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