ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2017
Neck Cooling Improves Table Tennis Performance amongst Young National Level Players.
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- Intermittent Cooling Reduces Perceived Exertion but Has No Effect on Baseball Hitting or Defense Performance in a Hot Environment.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Trial
- Neck cooling provides ergogenic benefits after heat acclimation during exercise in the heat.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Design and Validation of Novel Evaporative Local Cooling Coatings to Prevent Adverse Health Effects of Heat Exposure.International journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Head, Face and Neck Cooling as Per-cooling (Cooling During Exercise) Modalities to Improve Exercise Performance in the Heat: A Narrative Review and Practical Applications.Sports medicine - open · 2022Review
- Lower-Limb Passive Heat Maintenance Combined With Pre-cooling Improves Repeated Sprint Ability.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- The Effect of Teaching Games of Understanding as a Coaching Instruction had on Adjust, Cover and Heart Rate among Malaysian and Indian Junior Hockey Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to examine the effects of neck cooling on table tennis performance. Eight young, National level, male table tennis players (age 16 ± 2 years, height 1.77 ± 0.08 m, body mass 67.54 ± 10.66 kg) were recruited. Participants attended four testing sessions separated by a week. Session one determined fitness levels, and session two was a familiarisation trial. The final two sessions involved completing the table tennis-specific protocol either with (ICE) or without (CON) neck cooling for 1 min before each exercise period (bout: 80⁻90 shots), which represented an individual game. The exercise protocol required completing three bouts to represent a match, each simulating a different skill (forehand, backhand, alternate forehand and backhand), against a mechanical ball thrower. Performance was measured by the number of balls hitting two pre-determined targets. Heart rate, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), and thermal sensation (TS) were measured. Total performance scores (shots on target) were significantly greater during ICE (136 ± 26), compared to CON (120 ± 25;
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