Table 6. Pre- and posttest comparisons of the stroke effect between EG and CG.
Variables |
Pre- |
Post- |
EG |
CG |
p-value |
EG |
CG |
p-value |
Large area |
12.10±5.0 |
13.60±4.56 |
0.635 |
23.10±3.05 |
16.40±2.16 |
0.022* |
Small area |
0.50±0.13 |
0.85±1.14 |
0.353 |
4.15±1.09 |
2.00±0.79 |
0.000** |
Out |
15.45±2.51 |
14.10±2.16 |
0.371 |
10.85±2.43 |
11.00±1.74 |
0.615 |
Net |
2.10±0.52 |
4.05±1.60 |
0.090 |
2.05±0.40 |
4.20±2.13 |
0.014* |
Miss |
1.00±1.01 |
0.75±0.52 |
0.308 |
0.35±0.59 |
0.50±0.21 |
0.364 |
Racket-edge stroke |
1.05±1.23 |
1.50±0.47 |
0.808 |
0.25±0.91 |
0.40±0.14 |
0.243 |
Ball speed |
25.38±2.55 |
26.16±2.54 |
0.289 |
26.86±2.56 |
26.90±2.05 |
0.871 |
EG = Experimental group, CG = Control group* p< 0.05** p< 0.01.