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000129578 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3389/fspor.2023.1308960
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000129578 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6829-0775$$aPradas de la Fuente, Francisco$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000129578 245__ $$aPhysical fitness in young top level table tennis players: differences between sex, age and playing style
000129578 260__ $$c2023
000129578 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000129578 5203_ $$aUnderstanding the physical fitness of table tennis (TT) players could be interesting in improving the training process and evaluating talent. This study aimed to assess the physical fitness of U14 TT players and differentiate between sex, age and playing style. A total of 352 players (203 males and 149 females) aged between 9 and 13 years participated in the present study. Furthermore, the sample was divided according to playing style: offensive (OFF) and mixed + defensive (M + D). A battery of tests was carried out to assess cardiorespiratory capacity, speed, strength, flexibility and power. Both sexes reported significant differences in cardiorespiratory capacity and speed (p < 0.05). Concerning age, there were substantial differences in cardiorespiratory capacity, speed, strength and power, with older players obtaining better results (p < 0.05). Finally, concerning playing style, differences were reported in cardiorespiratory capacity, higher in OFF style group, and flexibility, higher in the M + D style group. Finally, there were relationships between playing style and cardiorespiratory fitness and flexibility. Physical fitness evolves with increasing age as a function of sex. This is the first study to assess fitness in a large sample of TT players as a function of playing style.
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000129578 700__ $$aToro-Román, Víctor
000129578 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7540-5737$$aOrtega-Zayas, Miguel Ángel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000129578 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7652-2866$$aMoreno-Azze, Alejandro$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000129578 7102_ $$13001$$2187$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp.$$cÁrea Didáctica Expres.Corporal
000129578 7102_ $$11006$$2245$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Educación Física y Depor.
000129578 773__ $$g28, 5 (2023), 1-11$$tFrontiers in Sports and Active Living$$x2624-9367
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