AUTHOR(S): P Jenith and Dr. T Radhakrishnan

ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of endurance-based skill training on cardio respiratory endurance, fore hand and back hand drive of tennis players. To achieve this objective of the study, thirty (N=30) tennis players were randomly selected as subjects from Tenniglo Tennis Academy in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Their ages ranged from 12 to 14 years. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups, experimental group and a control group (n=15 each). The experimental group underwent endurance-based skill training for three days per week over a period of twelve weeks. Meanwhile, the control group did not receive any training beyond their routine practice. Fore hand and back hand drive were assessed before and after the twelve-week treatment period. The data collected from the subjects were statistically analysed using the 't' ratio. The results of the study indicated that the cardio respiratory endurance, fore hand and back hand drive of the tennis players improved due to the twelve weeks of endurance-based skill training.

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