Effect of Proposed On-Court Drills with and without Reinforcement on Some Physiological and Psychological Variables for North Tennis Team Players in Jordan

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the effect of proposed on-court training drills (OTDs) with and without reinforcement on some of the Physiological and psychological variables of tennis players and the differences in the level of Physiological and psychological responses with reinforcement according to personal variables (gender, age group, and years of playing the game). The researchers adopted the Quasi-experiment approach. The study sample consisted of Twenty-fore male and female within two age groups, the first one over the age of (16) and the second under the age of (16). The percent HR Max (% HRmax), rating of perceived exertion (RPE-10), and level of enjoyment in drills were monitored among study sample during and after these training drills in two stages: the first one without reinforcement and the second one with reinforcement. The results showed there effect of the proposed on-court training drills (Star, Cuicide) with reinforcement on all the Physiological and psychological variables. There are statistically significant differences on the level of (RPE) after (Star, Cuicide) and on the level of (HR max, % HRmax) during (Cuicide) drill with reinforcement attributed to the gender variable in favor of female. There were statistically significant differences on the level of (% HRmax), (RPE), (PACES) for (Star, Cuicide) drills with reinforcement According to the variable of the age group in favor of the category under (16) years old. There are statistically significant differences on the level of (RPE) after (Star) drill attributed to the years of playing the game in favor of the (1-4) years. The researchers recommended necessity used on-court training drills by tennis coach which simulates the nature of the game by using positive reinforcement methods to raise the level of physiological, psychological to improve the performance level of players.