Sport-specific differences in key performance factors among handball, basketball and table tennis players

Abstract Change of direction speed, reaction time, sprint and explosive strength are important factors that determine athletes’ performance in the majority sports. From practical standpoint, it is interest to investigate what extent they differ among athletes team individual We compared 7 handball, 11 basketball, 15 male table tennis players four time tests, 505 Agility test, 5m 20m sprints, squat, countermovement, drop jumps. Basketball performed better fast generating stimuli (12.6%, p=.001) countermovement jump height (14.5%, p=.05) than handball players. In addition, achieved a higher reactive index (25%, p=.01) Handball were faster test (4.6%, p=.04). Results revealed basketball mainly determined by strength, change speed response visual stimuli. These differences may be ascribed long-term adaptation sport-specific Novel assessment methods devices should key with regard tasks.