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Erschienen in: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research 3/2019

22.05.2019 | Main Article

The influence of analogy instruction and motion rule instruction on the learning process of junior tennis players

Qualitative assessment of serve performance

verfasst von: Christopher Meier, Janina Fett, Bernd Gröben

Erschienen in: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Abstract

Coaches often use analogies and explain motion rules in their verbal instructions; however, little is known about how such communication influences the execution of movements of advanced players of various sports. In this study qualitative investigation is made into the effectiveness of analogy instruction and motion rule instruction on the tennis serve performance of advanced junior players. In a pretest, posttest, and retention test design, participants (n = 44; 11.5 years of age) were assigned to an analogy group, a motion rule group or a control group. After a 5-week intervention, experts used video recordings to assess changes in participants’ performance during the various phases of the tennis serve. While participants in the analogy group and the motion rule group improved their movements of the serve overall from the pretest to the posttest, their serve generally deteriorated from the posttest to the retention test, except during the impact phase of the serve. These results suggest that advanced junior tennis players generally benefitted from both analogy instruction and motion rule instruction. However, the participants seemed to benefit more from motion rule instructions over time, as the motion rule group demonstrated more consistent performance on the retention test than the analogy group.
Fußnoten
1
The analogies used in the present study did not refer to the complete movement of the tennis serve. Due to the complex structure and kinematic chain of the tennis serve, we used analogies (or motion rules) for key points of the tennis serve.
 
2
In future studies, we would do administer a retention test with all the groups investigated in order to analyze the differences between the instructed groups and the control group. In addition, this would facilitate statistical analyses.
 
3
In the present study, we did not specify a serve variant (e.g., spin, flat). This could be investigated in future studies because particular serve variants may require more specific instructions.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The influence of analogy instruction and motion rule instruction on the learning process of junior tennis players
Qualitative assessment of serve performance
verfasst von
Christopher Meier
Janina Fett
Bernd Gröben
Publikationsdatum
22.05.2019
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 2509-3142
Elektronische ISSN: 2509-3150
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-019-00589-y

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