The effect of two specific practice environments on the forehand and backhand ball placement ability of beginning tennis players
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Betty Ruth Roberts (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Rosemary McGee
Abstract: It was the purpose of this study to determine the effects of two practice environments on the forehand and backhand ball placement ability of beginning tennis players. The subjects were 32 female students enrolled at Stonewall Jackson High School. They were divided into two groups. During the first 3 days of the study three tennis skills tests were administered: the Shepard Modification of the Broer-Miller Tennis Drive Skills Test, the Hewitt Revision of the Dyer Backboard Test and a Stationary Test which was a modification of the Broer-Miller Tennis Drive Skills Test. The subjects then received 2 days of instruction on the forehand and backhand strokes. Following the instruction, Group I practiced 12 days in a stable environment; Group II practiced 12 days in an unstable practice environment. Ball-Boy machines were used in both environments. The same three skills tests were then re-administered.
The effect of two specific practice environments on the forehand and backhand ball placement ability of beginning tennis players
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1975
- Subjects
- Tennis $x Training
- Tennis $x Backhand
- Tennis $x Forehand