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German Sport University, Institute of Movement Science for Team and Racquets Sports, Cologne, Köln, Germany; weber@dshs-koeln.de
Short-term effects of light and heavy load interventions on service velocity and precision in elite young tennis players
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Worldwide, there are only a few descriptions and results in the literature of field experiments arranged under scientifically-accepted conditions that are helpful in clarifying meaningful questions from the world of tennis practice. This applies in particular to tennis training with children and juveniles.
That is why it is extraordinary to come across authors working on a methodically-correct experimental study with 13 national ranked junior tennis players (6 girls), at pre-pubertal age, covering important questions in relation to tennis practice; specifically, on whether a light or a heavy throwing intervention can be advocated for young tournament players during the typical course of a complex service training setting.
The statistic attestable evidence of the authors, that heavy intervention causes an acute decrease in service velocity, should invariably lead to avoidance of post-activation potentiation theory service velocity training in elite tennis player under the age of 14 years.
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