Athletes are currently fond of vibration foam rollers (VFRs) and commercial portable vibration percussion devices (PVPDs). It is still unknown whether using these devices during warm-up has an immediate impact on athletic performance. A randomized block design was used in this study. The acute effects of VFR and PVPD on tennis players' athletic performance during warm-up were compared. For the countermovement jump (CMJ), reactive strength index (RSI), and hexagon test (HT), the difference in performance between all interventions was significant (p = 0.007 to 0.034, eta2p = 0.266 to 0.364). Only those who received VFR had significantly different CMJ and HT results when compared to the control group (CMJ height = 53.18 +/-4.49 cm, p = 0.03, d = 1.26; HT time = 10.73 +/-0.4 s, p = 0.03, d = 1.12). Participants ' RSI values were significantly different after VFR (RSI = 2.01 +/-0.11 cm per mm, p = 0.012, d = 1.76) and PVPD (RSI = 1.99 +/-0.11 cm per mm, p = 0.025, d = 1.52) compared to the control group. Therefore, when using VFR and PVPD as part of warm-up protocols for tennis players of varying skill levels, VFR could have an immediate positive effect on power, reactive strength, and change of direction performance, while PVPD could immediately improve reactive strength performance.

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