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Aim : Simple reaction duration can be defined as duration between single stimulus given to person and single reaction. The timing and reaction is too important in attack and defense positions of volleyball and martial sports. The purpose of this study was to evaluate visual and auditory reaction durations of volleyball players and martial athletes. Method : The fifteen volleyball athletes competing at first and second leauge level (Age = 20,66 ± 2,12 years, height = 182.0 ± 7.4 cm., weight = 74.7 ± 11.7 kg.) and fifteen national martial athletes (Age = 20,33 ± 2,84 years, height = 172.0 ± 6.5 cm., weight = 62.1 ± 12.0 ) were joined to this study voluntarily. The simple visual and auditory reaction durations were measured by reaction measurement device (Moart, Lafayette Instrument, USA). The normality of distribution of datas collected from study was tested and differences among groups were identified by Mann Whitney-U test. Findings: According to investigation results, it was determined that national athletes competing in martial sports had better simple visual and auditory reaction duration values than volleyball players significiantly in terms of dominant and non-dominant hands (Dominant hand-visual reaction = 0.36 ± 0.40 sn., 0.49 ± 0.70 sn.; dominant hand-auditory reaction = 0.34 ± 0.40 sn., 0.44 ± 0.50 sn.; non-dominant hand-visual reaction = 0.38 ± 0.40 sn., 0.48 ± 0.60 sn.; non-dominant hand-auditory reaction = 0.34 ± 0.40 sn., 0.46 ± 0.50 sn., p < 0.05) Consequence : Consequently, it could be said that athletes competing in martial sports had better visual and auditory reaction duration values than volleyball athletes due to be used fast, instantaneous attack and defense techniques morely and be performed specific trainings regarding to these techniques determining consequence in these sports morely.

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