Functional training for youth tennis players
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN67565717 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN67565717 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | JKEUPM-2020-283 |
- Submission date
- 24/07/2024
- Registration date
- 26/07/2024
- Last edited
- 10/03/2025
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Previous evidence has shown that the duration of functional training varies, and it is not possible to determine from existing studies the optimal choice of different duration of functional training interventions for skills performance and movement quality of young tennis players. Therefore, this study’s purpose is to explore the effect of functional training on the skills performance and movement quality of young tennis players and to evaluate the optimal choice of functional training programs for different durations (6/12 weeks functional training) on the skills performance and movement quality of young tennis players.
Who can participate?
Young male tennis players aged 14 to 18 years old
What does the study involve?
The whole experiment period is 12 weeks, three times a week, 60 minutes each time.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
The information obtained from this study will help determine whether functional training can safely and effectively improve the skills and movement quality performance of young tennis players. By participating in this experiment, the participants may improve the movement quality and tennis technical performance of the players.
Where is the study run from?
School of Physical Education, Huzhou University
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
June 2021 to September 2021
Who is funding the study?
Department of Education of Zhejiang Province
Who is the main contact?
Wensheng Xiao, 03218@zjhu.edu.cn
Contact information
Public, Principal Investigator
School of Physical Education, Huzhou University
No. 759, East 2nd Road
Huzhou
313000
China
 ORCID ID |
0000-0002-2366-4120 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +86 13735107256 |
| 03218@zjhu.edu.cn |
Scientific
Second Ring East Road Zunyuan
Hu Zhou
313000
China
| ORCID ID |
0000-0002-2529-1102 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +86 13515728656 |
| 03219@zjhu.edu.cn |
Study information
| Study design | Cluster randomized control trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Cluster randomised trial |
| Study setting(s) | Fitness/sport facility |
| Study type | Other |
| Participant information sheet | No participant information sheet available |
| Scientific title | Effects of functional training on skills performance and movement quality among young male tennis players: a cluster randomized control trial |
| Study objectives | Previous evidence has shown that the duration of functional training varies, and it is not possible to determine from existing studies the optimal choice of different duration of functional training interventions for skills performance and movement quality of young tennis players. Therefore, this study’s purpose is to explore the effect of functional training on the skills performance and movement quality of young tennis players and to evaluate the optimal choice of functional training programs for different durations (6/12 weeks functional training) on the skills performance and movement quality of young tennis players. |
| Ethics approval(s) |
Approved 15/06/2021, Universiti Putra Malaysia Ethics Committee (UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43400, Malaysia; +603-9769 1000; pspk@upm.edu.my), ref: UPM/TNCPI/RMC/1.4.18.2 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Effect of functional training on improving movement quality and technical performance of young tennis players |
| Intervention | This study will be designed and reported in accordance with the CONSORT declaration and will be conducted as a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (CRCT) since the group (centers) will be used as the unit of randomization and not the individual. With the help of the tournament staff, the training bases of young tennis players will be selected from 11 representative teams, and the lottery method will be used to select the functional training group (FTG) and control training group (CTG). The FTG will receive a program based on Santana's Racket Sports Program, whereas the CTG will follow the standard training program. Before the experiment and meeting, there will be an orientation period with the participants to introduce the training and measurement process and to demonstrate the functional and standard training programs. Both groups will be trained every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4-5 pm. Researchers plan to collect the participants’ training logbooks weekly and encourage them to adhere to the intervention. The definition of intervention adherence is attendance at 80% of the prescribed sessions. Additionally, the FTG select two physical education students with rich functional training research as the coach who conducts all the intervention sessions, and the CTG will be managed by two tennis coaches from the experiment site. Experiment data will be collected at pretest (before intervention), posttest 1 (6 weeks after intervention), and posttest 2 (12 weeks after intervention). This study will select ITF physical fitness and ITN On Court Assessment as the test program, and “Functional Movement Screening: The Use of Fundamental Movements as an Assessment of Function - Part 1 and 2” for the research on young male tennis players. The selected tennis skills and functional movement test indexes will be used for related variable data collection. During the test, each group will be divided into three groups (7, 7, 8) for testing, with a total of 6 testers. The FTG data will be collected on Saturday, and the CTG data will be collected on Sunday. All the testers will be majoring in physical education, and two testers will have a level 2 certificate of functional testing. The skills and functional movement test will be conducted from 3 to 6 pm. Additionally, the tester will be trained three times before the test. The tennis skills consist of four aspects (GD: groundstroke depth; VD: volley depth; GA: groundstroke accuracy; SA: serve assessment); The functional movement screen consists of seven basic movement patterns (DS: deep squat; HS: hurdle step; ILL: in-line lunge; SM: shoulder mobility; ASLR: active straight leg raise; TSPU: trunk stability push-up; RS: rotary stability). |
| Intervention type | Behavioural |
| Primary outcome measure | An assessment of function measured using the International Tennis Federation (ITF) physical fitness and Internation Tennis Number (ITN) On Court Assessment functional movement screening at pretest (before intervention), posttest 1 (6 weeks after intervention), and posttest 2 (12 weeks after intervention) |
| Secondary outcome measures | There are no secondary outcome measures |
| Overall study start date | 14/06/2021 |
| Completion date | 05/09/2021 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Learner/student, Other |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Lower age limit | 14 Years |
| Upper age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Male |
| Target number of participants | 44 |
| Total final enrolment | 44 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Volunteering participation 2. Young male tennis players 3. Aged 14-18 years old |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Injury-free 2. No history of sports injuries (i.e., knee, elbow, or shoulder injury) for at least one year 3. Must follow the arrangement of the experiment organizer |
| Date of first enrolment | 16/06/2021 |
| Date of final enrolment | 17/06/2021 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- China
Study participating centre
Jiaxing City
314050
China
Sponsor information
Government
Wenhui Road
Hangzhou
310012
China
| Phone | +63 0571-88008848 |
|---|---|
| bgs@zjedu.gov.cn | |
| Website | http://jyt.zj.gov.cn |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/05gj07w56 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Government organisation / Local government
- Alternative name(s)
- 浙江省教育厅, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education, Department of Education, Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Province Department of Education, Education of Zhejiang Province, ZPDE
- Location
- China
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 31/12/2024 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | Yes |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Available on request |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Planned publication in a peer-reviewed journal |
| IPD sharing plan | The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study will be available upon request from Wensheng Xiao (03218@zjhu.edu.cn). |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | 08/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
10/03/2025: Publication reference added.
26/07/2024: Study's existence confirmed by the Universiti Putra Malaysia Ethics Committee.
