The effect of corrective exercises on some motor abilities of tennis players aged 13-15 years

Abstract

The research problem was determined through the researchers’ scientific and practical experience in the field of tennis training and their being faculty members at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Karbala, as well as their knowledge of the reality of practical practices of the specialized centers in the sport of tennis, including the Al-Durrah Tennis Center in the Holy Governorate of Karbala, especially the study sample. For those who are 13-15 years old, there is a decline and weakness in some motor variables, including (balance, coordination, agility), which negatively affects skill performance and the emergence of multiple skill errors as a result of not using corrective exercises, and if they exist, they are few and not studied. From these points together, the problem of the study was crystallized, through which the researchers tried to select some corrective exercises that help and support the live model, through which we hope that they will help shorten and accelerate the learning time and thus develop the level of motor abilities of tennis players. The research aimed to identify the effect of corrective exercises on some of the motor abilities of tennis players aged 13-15 years. The researchers used the experimental approach with a single-group design, and the research population was determined by Karbala tennis players aged 13-15 years, who numbered (8) players. As they were all chosen as a sample for the research and in a comprehensive inventory method, the researchers concluded that corrective exercises achieved a positive and effective effect in their purposes for which they were developed by providing the largest number of motor abilities such as motor coordination, agility and balance.