Predicting the level of performance of some basic skills in terms of the motor speed of the arms and legs in the game of table tennis

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the relationship of the motor speed of the arms and legs to the level of performance of some basic skills in the game of table tennis, to identify the proportion of the contribution of the motor speed of the arms and legs to the level of performance of some basic skills in the game of table tennis, to identify the extent of the efficiency of the motor speed of the arms and legs in predicting the level of performance. Some basic skills in the game of table tennis, while the research sample represented the departments of Al-Hamdaniya University participating in the table tennis tournament organized by the Student Activities Department for the academic year (2023-2024), amounting to (20) players. They were chosen intentionally, and the researchers arrived at results that show that, the motor speed of both the arms and legs has a significant correlation in the performance of some of the basic skills selected in the research, which are (serve, forehand, backhand). The motor speed of the arms and legs contributes to a large extent to the performance of some of the basic skills selected in the research, which is each of (the serve, the forehand, and the backhand), general and specific predictive equations were reached through the contribution of the motor speed of the arms and legs in the performance of some selected basic skills, which are as follows:

• The prediction equation in general, especially in the performance of the serving skill.
• The prediction equation in general and especially in the performance of the forehand skill.
• The prediction equation in general and especially in performing the backhand skill.

The researchers recommended paying attention to the percentages of contribution shown by the study for each of the variables of the speed of arm movement in the horizontal direction, the variable of the speed of rotation of the arm counterclockwise, and the variable of the speed of contraction and extension of the shoulder and elbow, as a guide to the training process, adopting the prediction equations that were arrived at in evaluating and selecting table tennis players.