The "Sigma Test": a new methodology for evaluating a tennis player

Salvatore Buzzelli

doi:10.52383/itfcoaching.v28i82.7

The "Sigma Test": a new methodology for evaluating a tennis player

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Salvatore Buzzelli

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https://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v28i82.7

Keywords:

sigma test, tennis, assessment test, physical form, attention energy cost

Abstract

This article aims to illustrate an innovative and absolutely functional method of assessing the fitness of a tennis player, based on the registration of an incremental metabolic effort, under attentive aegis.

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2020-12-31

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Buzzelli, S. (2020). The "Sigma Test": a new methodology for evaluating a tennis player . ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review, 28(82), 3–6. https://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v28i82.7

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Vol. 28 No. 82 (2020)

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