2024, Vol. 9, Issue 2
Analysis of eye hand coordination among table tennis and tennis players
Author(s): M Uma Kamalavathi and S Sumathi
Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to analyze the eye hand coordination of table tennis and tennis players in different age groups. To achieve the purpose of the study, a total of one hundred and fifty (n = 150) boys (table tennis = 75 and tennis = 75) were selected as subjects at random from the school of Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India. The age of the subjects were ranged from 8 to 17 years. The selected boys were divided in to three groups according to their age. Each groups consisted of twenty five subjects. Each group consists of 50 table tennis and tennis players with different age categories such as 8-10, 11-14 and 15-17 years. Coordination is a complex skill that requires good levels of other fitness components such as balance, strength and agility. On a sporting field, someone who appears to be well co-ordinate may also be displaying good timing. It is also a difficult skill to teach; rather it is something that is achieved through proper development throughout early life development. As such, coordination tests are often used in a test battery for monitoring a young person’s development or lack thereof. The investigator revived the available scientific literature pertaining to the problem under study from books, Journals, magazines, research paper, on the basis of the experience oriented observation the Eye Hand Coordination were selected for this study. The eye hand coordination was tested by using alternate hand wall test. All the subjects were tested on selected criterion variables. The collected data from the two factors, namely table tennis and table tennis players of different age groups were statistically analyzed by using two way (2x3) factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA). Whenever the obtained F-ratio for interaction effect was found to be significant, the simple effect test was used as a follow up tests. Since, two groups and three different stages of tests were compared, whenever the obtained ‘F’ ratio value in the simple effect test was significant for rows, the Scheffe’s test was applied as post hoc test to determine the paired mean difference, if any. In all the cases .05 level of significance was fixed and considered to be appropriate in view of the fact that very highly sophisticated equipments were not used for more stringent level of significance.
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How to cite this article:
M Uma Kamalavathi, S Sumathi. Analysis of eye hand coordination among table tennis and tennis players. Int J Physiol Nutr Phys Educ 2024;9(2):284-286.