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Abstract

Wheelchair tennis requires high physical effort becasue the players depend on arms and shoulders to move the wheelchair and perform the strikes continuously. Such effort needs muscular endurance to keep Performance level in the match. The muscles of the shoulder and elbow play a pivotal role in producing the force necessary for skill performance, which indicates the need for a standardized scientific test. Literature reveals a lack of a test to measure muscular endurance of wheelchair tennis players in particular; which is why the current study aimed at building a special test for muscular endurance of arms and shoulders with standardized levels for this category of players. The researcehrs used a survey-based descriptive methodology. The research population consisted of (45) Wheelchair tennis players under the age of 19 for the sports season (2024–2025). The concept of muscular endurance was analyzed, the test objective was identified, and it was constructed in its initial form, then it was applied to the research sample, leading to the final version of the test. After the statistical analysis, the results revealed that the highest percentage was at the (average) level (52.5%), followed by the (acceptable) level (30%), while the higher levels (good, very good) recorded low percentages. In light of these results, the study concluded that the designed test effectively measured its intended purpose. There is a concentration of average and acceptable levels compared to weaker performance at higher levels, which means a decrease in the repetitions achieved by the players. Therefore, the researchers recommended adopting the designed test as an objective scientific tool for assessing the muscular endurance of the arms and shoulders of wheelchair tennis players, and this achieves one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations in Iraq which is (Quality Education).

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