Open AccessAssociations among Agility, Sprint, Aerobic, and Vertical Jump Performances of Young Badminton Players
Author(s) -
Gabriel Henrique Ornaghi de Araujo,
Cecília Segabinazi Peserico
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lecturas educación física y deportes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1514-3465
DOI - 10.46642/efd.v25i271.2407
Subject(s) - sprint , test (biology) , multi stage fitness test , vertical jump , aerobic exercise , jump , psychology , aerobic capacity , physical therapy , mathematics , physical fitness , medicine , physics , paleontology , quantum mechanics , biology
The aim of this study was to examine the associations among agility, sprint, aerobic, and vertical jumps performances of young badminton players. Nine young, male, badminton players with 17.1 ± 4.3 years performed a battery of physical tests on three separate days. The following performance tests were: badminton specific agility test, 5m-Multiple Shuttle Test (5m-MST), the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test level I (Yo-Yo test) and vertical jumps. It was found a significant and very large correlation (r=0.83) between the Yo-Yo test and 5m-MST distance. The agility test was significantly correlated with 5m-MST and Yo-Yo test with the values classified as large (r=-0.67 and -0.65, respectively). In addition, large to very large associations were reported between agility, sprint and aerobic performances with VJs tests (r=0.54 to 0.83). Therefore, we conclude that the agility, sprint, aerobic, and VJ performances are associated, with correlations classified as very large or large. The current results highlight the need for a comprehensive battery of field tests to evaluate the performance of young badminton players to provide a more effective field-based assessment.