Chen Qianqian, Li Yanfei, Heng Xinchen, Zhao Lei, Wu Bin
P.E. Department, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
Department of Physical Education, Jiangsu Maritime Institute, Nanjing, China.
Front Physiol. 2025 Jan 28;16:1541639. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1541639. eCollection 2025.
Change of direction (COD) skills are crucial for athletic performance in sports such as table tennis. Improving COD can enhance overall agility and responsiveness during competition.
To investigate the effects of an 8-week multi-directional movement training combined with balance training on the COD performance of young table tennis players.
Thirty young table tennis players from the same team were randomly assigned to two groups: the multi-directional movement training combined with the balance training group (MB, n = 15) and the control group (CON, n = 15). The MB group underwent balance training on unstable surfaces, while the CON group performed the same balance exercises on stable ground. Both groups participated in the same multi-directional movement training program, which was conducted three times a week with 24-48 h of recovery between sessions for a duration of 8 weeks.
Significant group effects were observed in the modified agility test, non-dominant leg, dominant leg, and push block side lunge right test (p < 0.05). No significant group effects were found for the hexagon agility test, 3 m side slide test, A-movement test, or the whole table variable speed pendulum test (p > 0.05). Significant time-by-group interactions were noted for all variables (p < 0.05), indicating that improvements over time differed between the MB and CON groups. In the MB group, significant improvements were observed across all tests post-intervention, with high effect sizes (Partial η values ranging from 0.361 to 0.815). In contrast, the CON group showed significant time effects in only a few tests, including the 3 m side slide test, A-movement test, modified agility test, and push block side lunge right test (p < 0.05), with no significant time effects for other variables.
This study aimed to explore whether multi-directional movement training, when combined with balance exercises, could improve COD skills in young table tennis players. The results will inform future training strategies for enhancing agility and movement efficiency in table tennis athletes.
变向（COD）技能对于乒乓球等运动项目的运动表现至关重要。提高变向能力可增强比赛中的整体敏捷性和反应能力。
探讨为期8周的多方向运动训练结合平衡训练对年轻乒乓球运动员变向能力表现的影响。
将来自同一团队的30名年轻乒乓球运动员随机分为两组：多方向运动训练结合平衡训练组（MB组，n = 15）和对照组（CON组，n = 15）。MB组在不稳定表面上进行平衡训练，而CON组在稳定地面上进行相同的平衡练习。两组都参与相同的多方向运动训练计划，每周进行3次，每次训练之间有24 - 48小时的恢复时间，持续8周。
在改良敏捷性测试、非优势腿、优势腿和推挡侧弓步右测试中观察到显著的组间效应（p < 0.05）。在六边形敏捷性测试、3米侧滑测试、A动作测试或全台变速摆速测试中未发现显著的组间效应（p > 0.05）。所有变量均观察到显著的时间×组间交互作用（p < 0.05），表明MB组和CON组随时间的改善情况有所不同。在MB组中，干预后所有测试均观察到显著改善，效应量较高（偏η值范围为0.361至0.815）。相比之下，CON组仅在少数测试中显示出显著的时间效应，包括3米侧滑测试、A动作测试、改良敏捷性测试和推挡侧弓步右测试（p < 0.05），其他变量未显示出显著的时间效应。
本研究旨在探讨多方向运动训练结合平衡练习是否能提高年轻乒乓球运动员的变向能力。研究结果将为未来提高乒乓球运动员敏捷性和运动效率的训练策略提供参考。
