Comparison of flexibility, muscular endurance and speed among veteran male tennis player between clubs / Nik Nabihah Nik Mohd Yusof

Tennis most popular originated from a handball type of game played by the ancient Greeks and Roman. In the 16th century that rackets came into use and the game began to be called "tennis". It was popular In England. France and Henry VII Of England was a big fan of the game, now referred...

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Main Author: Nik Mohd Yusof, Nik Nabihah
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Sport Science and Recreation 2016
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22314/
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Summary:Tennis most popular originated from a handball type of game played by the ancient Greeks and Roman. In the 16th century that rackets came into use and the game began to be called "tennis". It was popular In England. France and Henry VII Of England was a big fan of the game, now referred to as real tennis. Benefits of participating in tennis are lower body fat percentages, enhanced aerobic fitness and improve risk of cardiovascular. Tennis is a sport where it characterized by the point length, shot selection, strategy, match duration, weather and opponent. Thus, it could drive to the different level of tennis perfromance. Furthermore, the objective of the study is to make comparison of flexibility, muscular endurance and speed among veteran male between clubs. The total subject around 30, and 15 subject each group. First club was Majlis Penbandaran Kota Bharu (MPKB) and second club that have been compare was Kelantan Golf Country Club (KGCC). The three parameter physical test that have been measured to veteran player were Chair Sit and Reach (flexibility), Maximum Push Up (muscular endurance) and 10 meter speed (speed). The statiscally analysis that have been used was Independent t-test