Simple and discrimination reaction time in young 7-17-year-old athletes

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the relation between simple reaction time and discrimination reaction time among athletes. Another aim of this study is to investigate how reaction time changes according the development of the child, as some of the subjects are stable for some years. The sample of the research are 600 athletes aged 7-17 years old and 116 athletes aged 10-17. The instrument that is used is an improvised program in the computer where simple reaction time and discrimination reaction time is recorded. For the analysis of the data descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation, and Linear Regression are used. The results showed that that there are statistically significant differences and correlations among the subjects. This study will attribute to the scientific community as interesting findings arise.