accuracy; throw; dexterity test; throwing distance; target size

The aim of the study is to optimise throwing distance and the size of a target as a base for constructing a test of accuracy of a throw at a target, using a tennis ball. The optimal combination must fulfil two conditions: the tested group will achieve an average score of the count of successful hits out of all throws, using a specific combination of the throwing distance and the size of a target and it will fulfil the condition of normal distribution. The tested group consisted of 79 men and 71 women, the students of the first year at the Ostrava University in Ostrava, the Physical Education and Recreation study fields. Three target sizes (0.5, 0.7 and 0.9m) and three throwing distances (6, 10 and 14m for men and 4, 6, and 8m for women) were selected for both categories for the experiment, altogether nine combinations.