The Effect of Sensory Kinetic Exercises in the Development of Some of the Functional Abilities and the Accuracy and Strength of Serving Skill in Tennis

Abstract

The problem lies in the apparent decrease in the accuracy and strength of the serving performance of the
Anbar University team in tennis and the lack of focus on the mental abilities and linking them to the
physical and skillful aspects, which necessitated the researchers to go into this problem through the
development of sensory - kinetic exercises to address this decline. The research aims at identifying the
effect of sensory-kinetic exercises in the development of the functional abilities, and the accuracy and
strength of serving in tennis. The researchers hypothesized that the impact of exercises has a statistical
significance on the functional abilities and the accuracy and strength of the skill of serving in tennis.
They used the experimental approach to design the two equal groups and on a sample of (12) players.
The field procedures of the research were by conducting the pretests on Wednesday, 4/10/2017 at 11am
on the outdoor tennis court and the closed hall at the college. The sensory-kinetic exercises were carried
out over 6 weeks at three units per week. On Sunday, 12/11/2017 at 11 am the post-tests were conducted
in the same court and conditions similar to the conducting of the pretests. The researchers concluded
that the controlling and experimental groups developed but the experimental group that used sensorykinetic
exercises was more advanced in the post-tests. They recommend the emphasis on using the
sensory-kinetic exercises to develop the skill of serving, other tennis skills, and other individual and
team sports.
Keywords: Sensory, Kinetic exercises, Functional abilities, Accuracy and Serving skill.