本研究的主要目的為（一）探討不同性別桌球選手暫停次數之使用情形；（二）探討教練與選手暫停次數之使用情形；（三）瞭解比賽過程、不同局數、比賽時段及不同分差之使用暫停次數之情形。本研究受試對象為參加九十六年度全國桌球國手選拔賽之男、女選手及教練為研究對象，在選手部分平均年齡男生為19.82±3.28、女生為17.69±2.8；而在教練部份年齡為30±10.22；男教練為29人、女教練為19人。共計822場，其中男子442場、女子380場。統計方法以卡方檢定考驗各個研究目的。研究結果發現，不同性別選手在使用暫停次數男生達顯著高於女生。而在不同分差、比賽過程、不同局數及比賽時段其暫停次數均有顯著差異。

The purpose of the study was to investigate: 1) use of time out; 2) frequency of the use of time out by athletes and coaches; 3) strategic use of time out during table tennis competition. The subjects were table tennis players participating in the National Table Tennis Tournament in 2007, with average age of 19.82±3.2 (male) and 17.69±2.8 (female). There were 29 male coaches and 19 coaches with mean age of 30±10.2 years old. There ere 822 competitions including 442 male competitions and 380 female competitions. The result showed that the uses of time out were more frequent in male than in female. This difference in gender remained during the entire competition period.