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Supination control increases performance in sideward cutting movements in tennis
Salvador Llana-Belloch1, Gabriel Brizuela, Pedro Pérez-Soriano
1Department of Sport and Physical Education, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. salvador.llana@uv.es
Sports Biomechanics
|June 4, 2013
Summary
Tennis shoe characteristics significantly impact performance in sideward cutting movements. Limiting supination in footwear enhances player speed and agility during direction changes.
Area of Science:
- Biomechanics
- Sports Engineering
- Kinesiology
Background:
- Sideward cutting movements are crucial in tennis, demanding specific footwear properties.
- Understanding the influence of shoe mechanics on athletic performance is vital for injury prevention and skill enhancement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how various tennis shoe characteristics affect performance during sideward cutting and direction change tasks.
- To identify specific footwear parameters that influence kinetic and kinematic variables in tennis players.
Main Methods:
- Ten tennis shoes with varying mechanical properties were tested by five tennis players.
- Kinetic data were collected using force plates.
- Three-dimensional photogrammetric analysis using two video cameras captured kinematic variables.
Main Results:
- No significant subject-footwear interaction was found for most kinetic and kinematic variables (p > 0.05).
- Contact time and supination movement were significantly dependent on footwear (p = 0.008 and p = 0.009, respectively).
- Positive correlations were observed between contact time and supination peaks (r = 0.783, p = 0.007; r = 0.730, p = 0.016).
Conclusions:
- Footwear significantly influences contact time and supination during sideward cutting in tennis.
- Shoes that limit supination enable tennis players to execute faster sideward cutting movements.
- Optimizing footwear design for supination control can enhance athletic performance in tennis.
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