Effectiveness of Wall Drill Training on Forehand Skill Development in Youth Table Tennis Players
An Experimental Study
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wall drill training, forehand skills, table tennis, youth athletes, motor learningAbstract
Forehand drive accuracy is an essential technical component in table tennis because it supports rally control, attacking play, and point construction. This study examined changes in forehand drive accuracy among adolescent table tennis athletes after completing a six-week wall drill training program. A quantitative one-group pretest–posttest design was used. Fifteen athletes from the Anells Purwokerto Table Tennis Club participated in eighteen training sessions conducted three times per week. Forehand drive accuracy was assessed using a standardized accuracy test, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Shapiro–Wilk test, and a paired-samples t-test.
Mean forehand accuracy scores increased from 128.87 ± 15.34 at pretest to 156.40 ± 16.28 at posttest. The mean improvement was 27.53 points, and the difference was statistically significant, t(14) = 13.04, p < .001. These findings indicate that wall drill practice may be a practical supplementary method for improving forehand drive accuracy in adolescent athletes.
However, because the study did not include a control group, the observed improvement cannot be attributed exclusively to the intervention. Further controlled studies with larger samples and retention tests are required.
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