Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part H (2025)

This research aims to know the effect of mental, physical, and skill exercises on the motor response speed of table tennis players in the Premier League in Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate. The researcher used the experimental method with the one-group design (pre- and post-test), on a sample of (10) players from Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Club, who were selected intentionally by comprehensive enumeration. The training program included mental exercises (motor imagery, mental focus, predicting the ball path), physical exercises (speed, agility, changing direction), and skill exercises specific to table tennis skills, and it was implemented over (8) weeks with (4) training units per week. Motor response speed was measured using the response speed device before applying the training program and after it, and the data were processed statistically using the (t-test) for correlated samples. The results showed statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-tests and in favor of the post-test in the motor response speed variable, which indicates the effectiveness of mental, physical, and skill exercises in reducing response time and improving neuromuscular coordination of table tennis players. Therefore, the researcher recommends the necessity of integrating mental exercises along with physical and skill exercises in training programs directed to table tennis players.