One of the skills that should be possessed by block players in volleyball is reaction
speed. It effectively influences the player’s ability to block strong shots from the opponent
correctly. However, response time is influenced by how much the play
er benefits from the
prime which is provided around him to prepare for the next movement. When a player
effectively prepares for the required movement in advance, these information are processed
more rapidly, and thus, we notice an improvement in the player’s reaction time.
Thus, we have conducted this study to find out the effect of special exercises
designed for motor preparation on reaction speed for block players center (3) in volleyball .
For the current study, we have used the priming test, suggested by Rosenbaum and
Kormblum (1982) as a prior test and a follow-up test for both test group and blocked
group, in order to figure out the effect of providing primes on the player’s reaction time.
The primes provided were either identity for the required movementor neutral. We have
followed the method of calculating the number of correct attempts executed by the players,
in order to infer the change in their reaction speed.
The results revealed improvement in the number of correct attempts for test group
after applying the suggested training program in the two situations (identity-neutral).
Therefore, we find that the applied program has contributed to an increase in the number of
correct executed attempts, which suggests an increase in the speed of processing the
information, leading to enhancing the reaction speed in block players center (3). In light of
these findings, we have recommended the necessity of using the suggested training
program as part of the training plans provided for Syrian volleyball teams. This
recommendation is due to the program’s importance in improving reaction speed, on which
most offensive and defensive skills in this game depends. We have also recommended the
necessity of conducting further research and study, based on modern training methods.
The aim of this research is to speed up the offensive tactic by improving reaction
time when performing the forehand strike .
For this reason, this research adopted the( 24) participants from the first-class table
tennis clubs players in Latakia (
junior category ). They were divided into two equal groups
(experimental and control group ) .
The two samples underwent a pre test to measure reaction time , and they performed
the ball driven from the machine test.
Then, the experimental group underwent training program designed for four weeks :
each week is composed of three training session and each session includes four or five
exercises to develop the reaction time in table tennis .
The control group underwent their traditional program as usual.
Then the two samples underwent a post test , and they also performed the ball driven
from the machine test.
The searcher used experimental method for two groups (experimental and control)
by using the pre and post test to the both groups.
Then the results of the two samples were compared between pre and post tests .
The researcher concluded that the applied training program affected positively on
improving reaction time when performing the forehand strike .
The current research aimed at improving the reaction time in the 100-meter running
race through focusing on information processing inside the central nervous system. It also
aimed at discovering if the experiment performed in the laboratory had an
effect on the
field training. For this purpose, an experimental training program based on laboratory
empirical studies was designed to find out how the information was processed in the brain
and to define the most influenced phase when two concurrent stimuli were being processed
by software for reaction time in laboratory. The sample research consisted of 32 students
from the Faculty of Physical Education. The empirical approach was used based on the two
equivalent groups method (experimental Ŕ control). The experimental group, besides their
practical lectures, were subjected to an experimental program where they were asked to
process two stimuli simultaneously (auditory Ŕ letter recall). The reaction time to the
auditory stimulus was measured in field before and after the laboratory experiment was
applied and it was compared with the reaction time of the control group.
The research proved to Improve the reaction time to the Sound of the stimuliauditory
of the experimental group and the positive Impact it there for the program applied to
laboratory and field results . So, we recommended the need and necessity of diversification
in training methods such as mental processing in order to achieve results of better
performance.
