The effect of visual performance in the aquatic environment to developing the depth of power of the forehand and backhand strokes of tennis players

Abstract

The aim of the research was to identify the size of the effect of training using water resistance in developing the depth of the forehand and backhand strokes for tennis players. The research community was represented by players from the central and southern regions, the advanced category, numbering (12) players, who were divided into two groups (control and experimental), with (6) players for each group. The researcher concluded that training by visualizing performance in an aquatic environment had a significant impact on the members of the experimental group, and that this type of training had given the experimental group an increase in muscular capacity through what was reflected in that in terms of an increase in the depth of the forehand and backhand strokes during actual performance. The researcher recommends adopting this type of training within the training units for tennis players, comparing it with other types of training, or including other types of training within the aquatic environment.