Relationship between motor skill and competition result of the collegiate badminton athletes

Eiji Watanabe,Satoshi Sasaki,Kazuyoshi Seki,Takaaki Mishima,Takeshi Sato,Masami Miyazaki

doi:10.1051/bioconf/20110100095

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https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20110100095

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Abstract

Recently, a lot of studies have investigated the talent identification in the world of sports. It is very important to get to know an elite athlete's motor skills. The present study investigated the index of talent identification for collegiate badminton athletes. Subjects were 20 badminton athletes (10 men and 10 women, from 18 to 22 years old) whom belonged to the university. The men divided into the athletes who participated in intercollege badminton championship, and other athletes. The women divided into the athletes who had result best 16 and more in intercollege badminton championship, and other athletes. we measured the physique (3 items) and motor skill (6 items). As a result, the positive correlation was seen between the competition result and the pro-agility test in men, and the vertical jump in women. Our findings suggest that adolescent badminton athletes with higher score have possibility to advance their career in badminton.

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Several studies have investigated talent identification in the world of sports (e.g., Franks et al, 1999)
When specific motor skills are highlighted in one sport, they become a focus of attention for all athletes, as well as for all juniors and their coaches who use them as markers of talent
A significant difference was observed in bodybased characteristics and motor skills between men and women (Table 1)

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Several studies have investigated talent identification in the world of sports (e.g., Franks et al, 1999). Motor skills (e.g., dash, agility, instantaneous force, movement speed) are necessary to succeed in several sport domains. It is often proposed that specific motor skills are required for specific sports. When specific motor skills are highlighted in one sport, they become a focus of attention for all athletes, as well as for all juniors and their coaches who use them as markers of talent. We report a study performed with badminton athletes connecting performance level to basic motor skills and body-based (anthropometric) properties. We measured several basic skills assessing velocity, force, agility, and impulse, and determined in male and female badminton athletes how they correlate with performance

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