Studia Kinanthropologica

Studia Kinanthropologica 2018, 19(2):101-106

Monitoring of selected determinants influencing sport performance in youth badminton players

E. Maixnerová^1,*, O. Hromadová²

¹ Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Fakulta tělesné kultury

² Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Pedagogická fakulta

Badminton is a representative of sports of alternating intensity with fast response and emphasis on long-term focus. The increased prestige of this sport has led to an increasing demand for players' motor skills, such as speed, dexterity, strength, coordination, and persistence in an early age. The aim of this study is to find out differences between groups of badminton players in different age and gender in selected motor tests. 30 young playersparticipated in this research (15 girls and 15 boys) from Olomouc and Opava from the age groups U13, U15 and U17. The results have showed that the test group had above-average results of coordination tests, average or sufficient for flexibility, average strength testing and good speed testing. The results suggest that training should be focused particularly on speed and flexibility, where the results are not bad, but due to the demands made by this sport, they need to be at high level. In conclusion, it is necessary to work on general athlete's skills.

Keywords: badminton; motor tests; pupils; juniors

Published: September 30, 2018  Show citation