Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 2020
An athlete's success or optimal performance during competition is the ultimate goal of an... more An athlete's success or optimal performance during competition is the ultimate goal of any coaches. This paper presents the effects of Easy Five training programme on technical and tactical performance of young tennis players. The main objective of this study is to find out a suitable solution in order to improve the performance of young tennis players. A total of thirty young tennis players (n=30) were recruited in current research and were randomly divided into two groups (Experimental and Control groups) with each group consists of fifteen players (n=15). All players were tested on their technical and tactical variables such as groundstroke depth, groundstroke accuracy, volley depth, serve, agility and International Tennis Number (ITN) total score. The Easy Five training intervention was implemented to the experimental group and control group went through tennis match play for 8 weeks. These methods correspond with the objectives of this study which focuses on the technical and tactical performance of all the players and examining the outcome of an Easy Five on the performance of the young tennis players. A mixed between-within subject analysis known as split-plot ANOVA (SPANOVA) was applied to answer the research questions. The pairwise comparison within group test of pre-test and post-test results indicated that there was a statistical significant difference in the performance of experimental group in groundstroke depth (p = 0.001), groundstroke accuracy (p = 0.001), volley depth (p = 0.001), serve (p = 0.01), agility (p = 0.001) and International Tennis Number (ITN) total score (p = 0.001). Current results affirmed that players from experimental group exhibited an enhancement in all of the technical and tactical variables and also validate the positive effect of Easy Five training intervention. On the other hand, the control group revealed a slight advancement in agility performance with (p = 0.01). The pairwise comparison test between experimental and control groups exhibited a statistical significant difference between the two groups after 8-week intervention in groundstroke depth (p = 0.01), groundstroke accuracy (p = 0.01), volley Depth (p = 0.01) and ITN total score (p = 0.02) but showed no significant difference in agility and serve performance which dictate the optimistic effect of intervention training programme engaged in this study. Current findings revealed that the Easy Five which reflects the game conditions training approach is a practicable method in designing a training programme as it shows positive effect on the performance and provides significant recommendations to coaches and players about designing an effective training programme.
Edu Sportivo: Indonesian Journal of Physical Education
Participation in physical activity and sports is beneficial for psychosocial health among childre... more Participation in physical activity and sports is beneficial for psychosocial health among children and adolescents with a disability. People with disabilities are far less likely to engage in physically active lifestyles than are people without disabilities. This study was conducted to investigate the importance of physical activity participation for persons with disabilities. A total of 100 (men = 59, women = 41) persons with disabilities aged between 10 to 40 years old participated in the study. The instrument used was The Benefits of Exercise towards Persons with Disabilities and Social Support to Exercise for Persons with Disabilities developed by Rauzon designed to investigate the importance of physical activity for disabled persons. The research instrument used for this study was a questionnaire on demographics, the benefits of exercise and social support for exercise. Overall, both men and women agreed with five main statements regarding the benefits of exercise: that they ca...
Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation (MJSSR), 2022
There are many reasons why individuals participate in sports or physical activities. There are ... more There are many reasons why individuals participate in sports or physical activities. There are two main types of motives for engaging in physical activities, which is intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Previous research found that the six important motives, given by student-athletes for sport participation, were achievement, body shape, physical fitness, teamwork, learning new skills and challenges. However, research comparing the difference on motives for taking part in physical activities, especially on gender is limited. The aim of this study is to find the motives of taking part in physical activities among male and female student-athletes. A hundred student-athletes Purpose of Sport Questionnaire. Seven factors were derived from the questionnaire, Mastery or Cooperation, Physically Active lifestyle, Good Citizen, Competitiveness, High Status Career, Enhance Self-Esteem and Social Status or Getting Ahead. The sample was chosen from a Malaysian university. The result showed th...
Malaysian Journal of Sport Scienceand Recreation (MJSSR), 2021
An individual’s mental state has been identified to play a significant role when performing a spo... more An individual’s mental state has been identified to play a significant role when performing a sport specific task. This ability leads to the success or failure of every athlete. The purpose of the study is to compare the level of state and trait self-confidence among athletes with disabilities. Total of 100 athletes (n = 100) comprises of 61 wheelchair tennis (WT) athletes and 39 wheelchair badminton (WB) athletes age range between 18-54 years voluntarily participated in the study. The athletes were practicing their sports at least from 2 to 18 years. The study uses the reliable instruments that is State Sport Confidence Inventory (SSCI) and Trait Sport Confidence Inventory (TSCI). The questionnaires were distributed during Malaysia Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship and MBPJ-MPM Paralympics Sport Carnival. Trait Sport Confidence Inventory (TSCI) was distributed among subjects approximately 24 hours before the competition and State Sport Confidence Inventory (SSCI) was distributed ...
The involvement among person with disabilities (PWD) in physical activity related to the health a... more The involvement among person with disabilities (PWD) in physical activity related to the health and social benefits. The benefits are such as to develop some new skills, the opportunity to meet new friends and also to increase the confidence level among them. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the motivation factors to participate in physical activity among persons with hearing impaired ability. A total of 100 (n=100) persons with hearing impaired (male N=50, female N=50) aged range from 13 to 25 participated in the study. Motivation for physical activity was assessed by 40-items of Physical Leisure and Motivation Scale (PALMS) which measured eight motives developed by Molanourouzi, Khoo and Morris (2014). Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 was used to analyze the descriptive and inferential data. The Independent T-test was used to measure the motivation level and difference motivation factor between the male and the female participants. The C...
Background: Reports of probiotic consumption on athletes’ performance are debatable due to their ... more Background: Reports of probiotic consumption on athletes’ performance are debatable due to their equivocal results. There is a need for more evidence on the effects of probiotic intake on psychological state and fitness level. Thus, this study determined the effects of daily probiotic consumption on competitive anxiety, perceived stress and mood among university badminton players, besides their fitness like aerobic capacity, strength, speed, leg power and agility. Methods: Thirty university badminton players aged from 19 to 22 years old were randomly divided equally into two groups, where the probiotic group (PG; n = 15) received a drink that contained Lactobacillus casei Shirota (3 × 1010 CFU) and placebo group (CG; n = 15) a placebo drink for six weeks. Anxiety, stress and mood levels were determined using the CSAI-2R, PSS and BRUMS questionnaires, respectively. Fitness levels were measured using by subjecting the players to 20-m shuttle runs (aerobic capacity), handgrips (muscula...
International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2018
The main purpose of this study is to obtain the psychological performance strategies used by Mala... more The main purpose of this study is to obtain the psychological performance strategies used by Malaysian national rugby players during Asian 5 Nations Rugby Tournament 2015. All twenty-nine participants of this study are trained and experienced male players within the age of 19 to 38 years. Each player was given a set of Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS) questionnaire, which consisted of 64 items seeking the respondents to state the psychological strategy they use towards themselves during competition and practice during the match. The results showed significant difference only in emotional control strategy during practice condition. Due to specific demand in position, the backline-position players used emotional control as a strategy more often during practice, compared to the forward-position players. Meanwhile, in competition condition the performance strategies were equally used for both positions. The findings suggest that to win a game, both positions (forward and backline) ...
... Assign for Participating in Tennis Kwame Ampofo-Boateng, Sarina Mohd. Yusof, MohamadRahizam A... more ... Assign for Participating in Tennis Kwame Ampofo-Boateng, Sarina Mohd. Yusof, MohamadRahizam Abd. Rahim & Anuar Suun, University Technology MARA, Shah Alam Campus, Malaysia Email: kwameampofoboateng@yahoo.com or dkwame@salam.uitm.edu.my ...
This paper attempts to review the development of tennis in Malaysia and efforts made by its natio... more This paper attempts to review the development of tennis in Malaysia and efforts made by its national governing body, Tennis Malaysia and to discuss on the development of tennis in Malaysia through the successful mode of tennis development strategy, and analyzes the successful mode of tennis development strategy in its planning and implementation. Tennis is competing with other sports in attracting the youth to take up the sport as one of their preferred leisure activities. Tennis Malaysia also engages in Junior Development activities to bring junior tennis players up the learning curve and be more competitive. Elite athlete development is the result of a combination of elite sport policies, athlete development pathways and interactions between various stakeholders that are involved in the delivery of athlete development pathways. These factors make elite athlete development a complex, multi-layered and multi-faceted field of study that necessitates specific research efforts that foc...
Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 2020
An athlete's success or optimal performance during competition is the ultimate goal of an... more An athlete's success or optimal performance during competition is the ultimate goal of any coaches. This paper presents the effects of Easy Five training programme on technical and tactical performance of young tennis players. The main objective of this study is to find out a suitable solution in order to improve the performance of young tennis players. A total of thirty young tennis players (n=30) were recruited in current research and were randomly divided into two groups (Experimental and Control groups) with each group consists of fifteen players (n=15). All players were tested on their technical and tactical variables such as groundstroke depth, groundstroke accuracy, volley depth, serve, agility and International Tennis Number (ITN) total score. The Easy Five training intervention was implemented to the experimental group and control group went through tennis match play for 8 weeks. These methods correspond with the objectives of this study which focuses on the technical and tactical performance of all the players and examining the outcome of an Easy Five on the performance of the young tennis players. A mixed between-within subject analysis known as split-plot ANOVA (SPANOVA) was applied to answer the research questions. The pairwise comparison within group test of pre-test and post-test results indicated that there was a statistical significant difference in the performance of experimental group in groundstroke depth (p = 0.001), groundstroke accuracy (p = 0.001), volley depth (p = 0.001), serve (p = 0.01), agility (p = 0.001) and International Tennis Number (ITN) total score (p = 0.001). Current results affirmed that players from experimental group exhibited an enhancement in all of the technical and tactical variables and also validate the positive effect of Easy Five training intervention. On the other hand, the control group revealed a slight advancement in agility performance with (p = 0.01). The pairwise comparison test between experimental and control groups exhibited a statistical significant difference between the two groups after 8-week intervention in groundstroke depth (p = 0.01), groundstroke accuracy (p = 0.01), volley Depth (p = 0.01) and ITN total score (p = 0.02) but showed no significant difference in agility and serve performance which dictate the optimistic effect of intervention training programme engaged in this study. Current findings revealed that the Easy Five which reflects the game conditions training approach is a practicable method in designing a training programme as it shows positive effect on the performance and provides significant recommendations to coaches and players about designing an effective training programme.
Edu Sportivo: Indonesian Journal of Physical Education
Participation in physical activity and sports is beneficial for psychosocial health among childre... more Participation in physical activity and sports is beneficial for psychosocial health among children and adolescents with a disability. People with disabilities are far less likely to engage in physically active lifestyles than are people without disabilities. This study was conducted to investigate the importance of physical activity participation for persons with disabilities. A total of 100 (men = 59, women = 41) persons with disabilities aged between 10 to 40 years old participated in the study. The instrument used was The Benefits of Exercise towards Persons with Disabilities and Social Support to Exercise for Persons with Disabilities developed by Rauzon designed to investigate the importance of physical activity for disabled persons. The research instrument used for this study was a questionnaire on demographics, the benefits of exercise and social support for exercise. Overall, both men and women agreed with five main statements regarding the benefits of exercise: that they ca...
Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation (MJSSR), 2022
There are many reasons why individuals participate in sports or physical activities. There are ... more There are many reasons why individuals participate in sports or physical activities. There are two main types of motives for engaging in physical activities, which is intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Previous research found that the six important motives, given by student-athletes for sport participation, were achievement, body shape, physical fitness, teamwork, learning new skills and challenges. However, research comparing the difference on motives for taking part in physical activities, especially on gender is limited. The aim of this study is to find the motives of taking part in physical activities among male and female student-athletes. A hundred student-athletes Purpose of Sport Questionnaire. Seven factors were derived from the questionnaire, Mastery or Cooperation, Physically Active lifestyle, Good Citizen, Competitiveness, High Status Career, Enhance Self-Esteem and Social Status or Getting Ahead. The sample was chosen from a Malaysian university. The result showed th...
Malaysian Journal of Sport Scienceand Recreation (MJSSR), 2021
An individual’s mental state has been identified to play a significant role when performing a spo... more An individual’s mental state has been identified to play a significant role when performing a sport specific task. This ability leads to the success or failure of every athlete. The purpose of the study is to compare the level of state and trait self-confidence among athletes with disabilities. Total of 100 athletes (n = 100) comprises of 61 wheelchair tennis (WT) athletes and 39 wheelchair badminton (WB) athletes age range between 18-54 years voluntarily participated in the study. The athletes were practicing their sports at least from 2 to 18 years. The study uses the reliable instruments that is State Sport Confidence Inventory (SSCI) and Trait Sport Confidence Inventory (TSCI). The questionnaires were distributed during Malaysia Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship and MBPJ-MPM Paralympics Sport Carnival. Trait Sport Confidence Inventory (TSCI) was distributed among subjects approximately 24 hours before the competition and State Sport Confidence Inventory (SSCI) was distributed ...
The involvement among person with disabilities (PWD) in physical activity related to the health a... more The involvement among person with disabilities (PWD) in physical activity related to the health and social benefits. The benefits are such as to develop some new skills, the opportunity to meet new friends and also to increase the confidence level among them. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the motivation factors to participate in physical activity among persons with hearing impaired ability. A total of 100 (n=100) persons with hearing impaired (male N=50, female N=50) aged range from 13 to 25 participated in the study. Motivation for physical activity was assessed by 40-items of Physical Leisure and Motivation Scale (PALMS) which measured eight motives developed by Molanourouzi, Khoo and Morris (2014). Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 was used to analyze the descriptive and inferential data. The Independent T-test was used to measure the motivation level and difference motivation factor between the male and the female participants. The C...
Background: Reports of probiotic consumption on athletes’ performance are debatable due to their ... more Background: Reports of probiotic consumption on athletes’ performance are debatable due to their equivocal results. There is a need for more evidence on the effects of probiotic intake on psychological state and fitness level. Thus, this study determined the effects of daily probiotic consumption on competitive anxiety, perceived stress and mood among university badminton players, besides their fitness like aerobic capacity, strength, speed, leg power and agility. Methods: Thirty university badminton players aged from 19 to 22 years old were randomly divided equally into two groups, where the probiotic group (PG; n = 15) received a drink that contained Lactobacillus casei Shirota (3 × 1010 CFU) and placebo group (CG; n = 15) a placebo drink for six weeks. Anxiety, stress and mood levels were determined using the CSAI-2R, PSS and BRUMS questionnaires, respectively. Fitness levels were measured using by subjecting the players to 20-m shuttle runs (aerobic capacity), handgrips (muscula...
International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2018
The main purpose of this study is to obtain the psychological performance strategies used by Mala... more The main purpose of this study is to obtain the psychological performance strategies used by Malaysian national rugby players during Asian 5 Nations Rugby Tournament 2015. All twenty-nine participants of this study are trained and experienced male players within the age of 19 to 38 years. Each player was given a set of Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS) questionnaire, which consisted of 64 items seeking the respondents to state the psychological strategy they use towards themselves during competition and practice during the match. The results showed significant difference only in emotional control strategy during practice condition. Due to specific demand in position, the backline-position players used emotional control as a strategy more often during practice, compared to the forward-position players. Meanwhile, in competition condition the performance strategies were equally used for both positions. The findings suggest that to win a game, both positions (forward and backline) ...
... Assign for Participating in Tennis Kwame Ampofo-Boateng, Sarina Mohd. Yusof, MohamadRahizam A... more ... Assign for Participating in Tennis Kwame Ampofo-Boateng, Sarina Mohd. Yusof, MohamadRahizam Abd. Rahim & Anuar Suun, University Technology MARA, Shah Alam Campus, Malaysia Email: kwameampofoboateng@yahoo.com or dkwame@salam.uitm.edu.my ...
This paper attempts to review the development of tennis in Malaysia and efforts made by its natio... more This paper attempts to review the development of tennis in Malaysia and efforts made by its national governing body, Tennis Malaysia and to discuss on the development of tennis in Malaysia through the successful mode of tennis development strategy, and analyzes the successful mode of tennis development strategy in its planning and implementation. Tennis is competing with other sports in attracting the youth to take up the sport as one of their preferred leisure activities. Tennis Malaysia also engages in Junior Development activities to bring junior tennis players up the learning curve and be more competitive. Elite athlete development is the result of a combination of elite sport policies, athlete development pathways and interactions between various stakeholders that are involved in the delivery of athlete development pathways. These factors make elite athlete development a complex, multi-layered and multi-faceted field of study that necessitates specific research efforts that foc...
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