Match analysis and physical characteristics of table tennis players
Session
Sport, Health and Society
Description
Aim: Table tennis belongs to the racket sports which is characterized by intermittent movements, including short rallies and short breaks. While in tennis or in badminton there are more researches about physiological responses, during table tennis matches and training there are less studies of these aspects of a game. Therefore, this review article attempts to provide an overview of the physiology of table tennis by describing, players physical involvement. Methods: For the present narrative review, we performed a database searching process of relevant literature within the Medline, PubMed, SPORT Discus, Web of Science and Cochrane databases along with articles published at ITTF Sports Science Congresses, including the International Journal of Table Tennis Sciences. Results: In general, the most important finding is that the rally duration is very short at around 3.5s, with a longer rest time of around 8–20s, resulting in an effort-rest ratio ranging from 0.15 to 0.22 sec in official matches and energetic demands during match relatively low. Conclusion: Table tennis players have short-to-average body height and “normal” body mass; fat mass does not discriminate table tennis players by performance level; and the existing knowledge on anthropometric characteristics and body composition relied on a limited number of references.
Keywords:
body composition, work-rest ratio, table tennis
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-15-3
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
25-10-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2024 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.249
Recommended Citation
Bahtiri, Abedin, "Match analysis and physical characteristics of table tennis players" (2024). UBT International Conference. 15.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2024UBTIC/SHS/15
Match analysis and physical characteristics of table tennis players
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Aim: Table tennis belongs to the racket sports which is characterized by intermittent movements, including short rallies and short breaks. While in tennis or in badminton there are more researches about physiological responses, during table tennis matches and training there are less studies of these aspects of a game. Therefore, this review article attempts to provide an overview of the physiology of table tennis by describing, players physical involvement. Methods: For the present narrative review, we performed a database searching process of relevant literature within the Medline, PubMed, SPORT Discus, Web of Science and Cochrane databases along with articles published at ITTF Sports Science Congresses, including the International Journal of Table Tennis Sciences. Results: In general, the most important finding is that the rally duration is very short at around 3.5s, with a longer rest time of around 8–20s, resulting in an effort-rest ratio ranging from 0.15 to 0.22 sec in official matches and energetic demands during match relatively low. Conclusion: Table tennis players have short-to-average body height and “normal” body mass; fat mass does not discriminate table tennis players by performance level; and the existing knowledge on anthropometric characteristics and body composition relied on a limited number of references.