Table 3. Pre- and posttest comparisons of the overall stroke effect by group.
| Variables |
EG (M±SD, N=24) |
CG (M±SD, N=24) |
| Pre- |
Post- |
p-value |
Pretest |
Posttest |
p-value |
| Large area |
12.10±5.0 |
23.10±3.05 |
0.000** |
13.60±4.56 |
16.40±2.16 |
0.003** |
| Small area |
0.50±0.13 |
4.15±1.09 |
0.000** |
0.85±1.14 |
2.00±0.79 |
0.001** |
| Out |
15.45±2.51 |
10.85±1.43 |
0.000** |
14.10±3.16 |
11.00±1.74 |
0.001** |
| Net |
2.10±0.52 |
2.05±0.40 |
0.840 |
4.05±3.60 |
4.20±2.13 |
0.876 |
| Miss |
1.00±1.01 |
0.35±0.59 |
0.035* |
0.75±1.12 |
0.50±0.21 |
0.371 |
| Racket-edge stroke |
1.05±1.23 |
0.25±0.91 |
0.030* |
1.50±1.07 |
0.40±0.14 |
0.005** |
| Ball speed |
25.38±2.55 |
26.86±2.56 |
0.000** |
26.16±2.54 |
26.90±2.05 |
0.001** |
EG = Experimental group, CG = Control group* p < 0.05** p < 0.01.
