Vision testing method for diameter,roundness and hardness of table tennis ball

Under the premise of fully respecting current national standard of table tennis ball,this paper presents an integrated and effective method for testing diameter,roundness and hardness of table tennis ball based on vision measurement. Firstly,camera calibration is performed by 40 mm gauge block to capture the images of table tennis ball in static and pressed state in an appropriate lighting condition. Then image binarization and extraction of image contour are carried out. The least square method is used to fit its center. Finally,the diameter,roundness and hardness are calculated. The measurement data are analyzed by using the method presented in this paper for table tennis ball with known parameter data and with unknown parameter data. Experimental results show that this method can improve measurement accuracy and provide a technical basis for the online testing and integration measurement of table tennis ball.

Correlation analysis of national elite Chinese male table tennis players’ shoulder proprioception and muscle strength

BACKGROUND Shoulder is the most injured part in table tennis players,and it takes multiple roles in transmitting power and striking the center of the ball during the stroke.Proprioception is strongly correlated with high level of athletic performance.It is customary to assume that there is a correlation between proprioception and muscle strength and therefore proprioceptive assessment and rehabilitation is often neglected.AIM To investigate the correlation between isokinetic muscle strength and proprioception in the internal and external rotation muscle groups of elite Chinese male table tennis players,to provide reference for physical training and rehabilitation of elite table tennis players.METHODS A total of 19 national elite table tennis players from the Chinese National Table Tennis Team were recruited in this research.All of them had more than 10 years training experience and had participated major competitions such as the National Games and World Youth Championships.IsoMed 2000 was used to test the peak torque of internal and external rotation isokinetic concentric contraction of the athletes'bilateral shoulder joints at low speed(60°/s)and high speed(180°/s)respectively;IsoMed 2000 was used to conduct the Joint Position Reproduction test to evaluate the athletes'proprioceptive ability capacity at low speed(60°/s)and high speed(180°/s)respectively.If the data satisfied the normal distribution,the correlation between the differences in peak torque s and angles in different directions was analyzed using a Pearson simple linear model;otherwise,Spearman correlation analysis was used.The comparison of proprioceptive ability between the table tennis racket-holding hand and non-racket-holding hands was performed using independent samples t-test if the data satisfied a normal distribution;otherwise,the Mann-Whitney U test was used.RESULTS There was no direct linear correlation between the strength and proprioceptive correlation analysis at slow speed(60°/s)and fast speed(180°/s)in the racket-holding hand;At the slow speed(60°/s)and fast speed(180°/s),there was no correlation between muscle strength and proprioception in the non-racket-holding hand except for the internal rotation variable error(VE)and external rotation relative peak torque,which showed a moderate positive correlation(r=0.477,P<0.05),(r=0.554,P<0.05).The internal rotation’s constant error(CE)and VE were 1.06±3.99 and 2.94±2.16,respectively,for the racket-holding hand,and-3.36±2.39 and 1.22±0.93,respectively,for the non-racket-holding hand;the internal rotation’s CE,VE of the racket-holding hand was lower than that of the non-racket-holding hand,and there was a highly significant difference(P<0.01).CONCLUSION There was no correlation between muscle strength and proprioceptive function in the internal and external rotation of the racket-holding hand’s shoulder in elite Chinese male table tennis players.These results may be useful for interventions for shoulder injuries and for the inclusion of proprioceptive training in rehabilitation programs.

Longitudinal trajectories of athlete burnout among young table tennis players: A 3-wave study

Purpose:The purposes of this study were to examine the trajectories of athlete burnout across a 2-month period characterized by high physical,psychological,and social demands to explore(1)whether several subgroups of athletes representing distinct burnout trajectories emerged from the analyses and(2)whether athlete burnout symptoms(reduced accomplishment,sport devaluation,and exhaustion)developed in tandem or whether some burnout dimensions predicted downstream changes in other dimensions(causal ordering model).Methods:One hundred and fifty-nine table tennis players in intensive training centers completed a self-reported athlete burnout measure across 3 time points within a 2-month period characterized by high demands.Data were analyzed through latent class growth analysis.Results:Results of latent class growth analysis showed 3 distinct trajectories for each athlete burnout dimension,indicating not only linear or quadratic change but also stability in longitudinal athlete burnout perceptions.Results also suggested that the 3 dimensions of athlete burnout did not develop in tandem.Rather,the likelihood of belonging to particular emerging trajectories of sport devaluation and physical/emotional exhaustion was significantly influenced by the athletes’perception of reduced accomplishment assessed at Time 1.Thus,reduced accomplishment predicted downstream changes in the 2 other athlete burnout dimensions.Conclusion:As a whole,these results highlighted that the multinomial heterogeneity in longitudinal athlete burnout symptoms needs to be accounted for in future research.

Testing method for veer of table tennis ball

Under the premise of fully respecting Technical Leaflet T3developed by the International Table Tennis Federation(I T T F),this paper proposes an effective method for testing the veer degree of the table tennis ball based on airflow suspension and machine vision.By sequentially capturing the images of the ball in the stable state of spinning and suspension,a set of fitting circle centres from different circular sections can be obtained by circle fitting through the least square method.The minimum circumscribed circle(MCC)diameter of these centres is served as a basic parameter to evaluate the veer degree of the ball.Experimental results show that this diameter can effectively reflect the veer degree of the ball.The method proposed in this papercan provide a technical basis for the veer online testing of the table tennis ball.

Analysis of the Duration and Rest Time of Wheel Chair Para Table Tennis at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The purpose of this study was to analyse and compare the match characteristics of wheelchair PTT （Para table tennis） classes that played in the team tournament at the Rio 2016 Paralympic. Eight PTT matches of each selected class （1, 2, 4 and 5） were analysed.The variables analysed were DR （duration of rally） and RT （rest time）. In observing the characteristics of the matches in Classes 1, 2, 4 and 5, the DR corresponded to 3.4 ± 1.2, 4.2 ± 1.5, 4.5 ± 1.6 and 5.2 ± 1.2 seconds, and RT to 13.8 ± 3.5, 14 ± 3.5, 13.3 ± 3.1 and 12.3± 3.3 seconds. In Classes 1 and 2, significant differences in DR were found, but none in RT （p 〉 0.05）. In the DR and RT of classes 4 and 5 there were significant differences （p 〈 0.05）. The results indicated that the DR in Classes 1 and 2 were different because of sitting balance due to severe reduction of function in Class 1 playing arm, interfering in the rally and rest. In Classes 4 and 5 the differences in DR and RT were caused by little sitting balance in Class 4. These characteristics should be used by coaches to check the disadvantages that Class 1 presents against Class 2, and the physical limitations of Class 4 that can directly influence DR in the team tournament against athletes with normal trunk muscle function （Class 5）. Planned training prescriptions between classes would aim at achieving better sport performance in training and team tournaments.

The Impact of Developing Coordination Abilities on the Skill Abilities for Table Tennis Iuniors

The coordination abilities are closely related to the development of technical motor skills, where the player cannot master the technical skills in the special activity, in case lack of special coordination abilities for this activity. Many of table tennis experts agree on that the special coordination abilities for table tennis include each of： （1） the motor adaptation and adjustment ability; （2） the ability to differentiate; （3） reaction speed ability; （4） orientation ability; （5） balance ability; （6） coupling ability; and （7） the ability to sense the rhythm. The aim of this study is to design a training program to develop the special coordination abilities of table tennis and identify the impact of this program on the general skill ability for table tennis juniors. The researcher used the experimental method in two groups： One group is experimental group and another is the control group. The most important result of this study was the training program led to the improvement of the special coordination abilities of table tennis for the experimental group, which led to higher levels of the general skill ability in table tennis for the experimental group more than the control group.

Table Tennis Venus

In addition to Natalie Du Toit, another female athlete has competed in both theBeijing Olympics and Paralympics. She is Natalia Partyka, a table tennis player whowas born without her lower right arm.

“Table Tennis Mother”

GUAN Yan sat on the blue stand at Tianjin Stadium. Beside her were the members of China’ s National Table Tennis Team in purple sportswear. Looking at her, no one would associate this small, amiable, grey-haired old mother with the brave sportswomen and sportsmen, yet she is physician to China’s National Table Tennis Team. She has worked with them for 34 years, ever since the 26th World Table Tennis Championships. At that time she was 24 years old and a new graduate of

Closer China-Namibia Ties Forged in Table Tennis Training

At the request of the Chinese Embassy in Namibia,the Nanjing Municipal Government invited the Namibian Table Tennis Association to send a delegation to visit the city.Led by association President Ramon Hansen,the Namibian players received table tennis training from Aug 23 to Sept 5,2016.The delegation’s