ETTU COACHING CONFERENCE
    NUTRITION IN TABLE TENNIS
    Danijel Borković,dr.med.
    Prague, 10.10.2016
     Nutrition in table tennis: introduction
     Specifics of table tennis as an sport
      Fast, high-tech sport.
      Most participants of any sports in the world (aprox.40 mil.competitive players in 
       the world, milions of recreatitive players).
      Indoor sport which is not influenced by weather conditions but is dependent on 
       small tecnical details: lights (shadows, blind spots…), air flow, humidity…
      More games in a day during a tournament (more days).
      It is necessary for athletes to have balance of entire body and speed of 
       reaction time.
      Judgment and concentration is required.
      Physical elements such as agility and dexterity are rquired.
      Equipment used intable tennis is light in weight and the moving range is not so 
       wide: there are not so much requirements for the young age, specific skill or 
       purpose for the players.
      Body contact, accidents and injury in the midst of playing are few.
        Nutrition in table tennis: introduction
        Estimation of energy consumption: 
         Equasion: 0.05 – 0.083 kCal/kg BW/min (av. 0.065 kCal/kg BW/min)
         60 kg tennis player: 60kg x 0.065 kCal/kg BW/min x 60 min = 234 kCal
            Proffeesional table tennis players consume as twice as predicted!
        Heart beat average
       60-min  Forehand      Forehanddrive–        Forehand–               Footworkandon 
       practice              counter drive         backhandalternate       loop drive - smash
       Male 
       (av.)     107 +/- 8   130 +/- 8             127 +/- 13              144 +/- 14
       (max.)    124 +/- 10  153+/-12              146+/-15                167 +/- 14
       Female
       (av.)     112 +/- 10  125 +/- 12            122 +/- 12              134 +/- 16
       (max.)    129 +/- 13  141 +/- 14            137 +/- 12              159 +/- 15