Efficacy of Upper Limb Plyometric Training in a Badminton Player

Abstract

There are six basic moves, in badminton. The most every and efficient offensive badminton technique for the player to defeat the opponent is smashing among these moves. Shoulder strength is a muscle's ability to bury the resistant to execute a shoot. Ballistic Six training is given to enhance the efficacy of the throwing exercise and to strengthen the muscles of the rotator cuff with overhead throwing activity to prevent injury to the shoulder. Sitting medicine ball throw test was 335.28cm. Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test showed 21 touches. Plate tapping test is 17. 98sec.Training Program- Upper limb plyometric exercises were given. The exercise protocol was divided into three phases- warm up, plyometric exercises and cool down. The Protocol was followed for 6weeks and difference was seen in agility speed and strength. The Ballistic Six upper extremity plyometric training program involves a series of functional exercises performed at high volumes to simulate the movements, positions and forces involved with the overhead throwing motion. In order to take advantage of the stretch reflex, plyometric training was conducted in a ballistic, high-velocity manner to decrease the amortization phase of the stretch shortening cycle. Kim Yew Tiong and Chin Ngien Siong (2019) carried a study on 12-year-old badminton players to examine the effectiveness of Plyometric and Resistance Band Training on Badminton Overhead Clear through 6- week training and concluded that those 6 weeks of plyometric training was more effective in enhancing badminton overhead simple stroke efficiency. Keywords: Upper Limb, Plyometric training, Badminton player, Rehabilitation.