Psychomotor Abilities as a prediction indicator of high-level performance in tennis | ||||
| The International Scientific Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 8, Issue 1, May 2020, Page 82-90 PDF (850.37 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/isjpes.2020.25206.1005 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
mohamed Fawzy Abd El Shakour 
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| Movement science , faculty of physical education , Helwan university , Cairo , Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract : Detecting future high level performance is important in various sports . Psychomotor abilities constitute the foundation of physical giftedness . The aim of this study was to identify the most important psychomotor abilities that may lead to highest level of performance in tennis . High qualified tennis coaches were asked to make an educated guess about the most important two psychomotor abilities which cannot be modified by practice or experience . According to the result of this questionnaire, Manual dexterity and Finger dexterity abilities were tested . A total of 32 tennis players (n=32) age ranged from 22 to 24 years old (mean 23.4 years old, SD = 0.9) were selected . Subjects divided into two groups depending on the international tennis federation ranking of players, group (A) were 12 professional tennis players ( 6 males , 6 females ) who were top 200 on the international ranking, group (B) were 20 professional tennis players ( 8 males , 12 females ) who were over the rank 800 . Standard apparatus (Complete minnesota manual dexterity & O’connor tweezer dexterity) were used in this study to assess selected psychomotor abilities. The result showed that there was a significant difference (p < /p> | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Key words : Psychomotor abilities; Manual dexterity; Finger dexterity; Talent identification | ||||
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