THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL ACTIVITY OF THE WORLD TOP TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS DURING MATCHES
Keywords:
Olympics in Beijing, technical and tactical activity, factor modelAbstract
Th e survey conducted for determining the fundamental dimensions of the space of technical
and tactical activities the 154 matches in which 77 players have performed in the fi nals
at the Olympic Games held in Beijing in 2008. were analyzed. Technical and tactical activity
has been described through the set of 16 variables.
Th e factor model described 75.9659% of the total registered variance. Th e factor analysis
of the matches data produced the factor structure with six fundamental dimensions that are
interpreted as follows: Th e success of the players in the match factor, Th e match duration factor,
Th e morphological dimensionality factor, Th e effi ciency of the players in the defense factor, Th e
player effi ciency in the counterattack factor and Th e service effi ciency in the match factor.
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