Effects of Plyometric Training on Agility and Speed in Female Re-Creational Badminton Players: A Pilot Study
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https://doi.org/10.29070/1mz30350Keywords:
Athletic Performance, Badminton, Agility, Speed, Plyometric trainingAbstract
Badminton is recognized as one of the fastest racket sports, with shuttlecock smash speeds reaching approximately 30 m/s. The sport requires players to react instantly to the fast-moving shuttlecock and continuously adapt their body position to perform efficient and accurate movements during play. Plyometric Training exercises such as jumping, skipping, and multidirectional hopping enhance neuromuscular function by promoting efficient muscle activation during eccentric contractions and improving the storing and reusing elastic energy during the concentric phase. These adaptations contribute to greater muscular power and overall athletic performance. This study was conducted to assess the effects of plyometric training on agility along with
speed among female re-creational badminton players. Twelve re-creational female badminton players between 18 and 25 years of age were tested before and after the test. Agility and speed were measured using the hexagon agility test and 10-meter sprint test. The collected data was assessed using summary statistics, the Shapiro–Wilk test for normality, along with paired sample t-tests, and IBM SPSS (Version 23). The statistical analysis demonstrated that the intervention significantly improved both speed and agility in badminton players. It shows that before and after the test, for the 10-meter sprint test (t = 5.350, p < 0.001) and hexagon agility test (t = 5.685, p < 0.001), clockwise (t = 6.779, p < 0.001) and anti-clockwise. The findings suggest that improvements in agility and speed play an important role in overall badminton performance. Future studies involving larger groups of participants are recommended to evaluate and strengthen the results of the present study
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