Design and Evaluation of Performance Training Programs for College Badminton Players: An Experimental Approach in Pakistan

Authors

  • Dr. Syed Asif Abbas Assistant Professor, Assistant to Dean, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
  • Abdul Rasheed Ph.D. (SSPE), Scholar, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
  • Abdul Basit Lecturer, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
  • Sadia Mehreen Lecturer, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
  • Fida Hussain Lecturer, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan

Abstract

Badminton, a sport with high speed, ability to move and generate quick reflexes and techniques, serve as important determinants for athletes and overall performance. But unfortunately, in Pakistan these college level training does not pay much attention on these KPI’s restricting the performance abilities of the athletes. This experimental study was conducted with an objective to design and test out expert mode of training focusing on agility, reaction time and the overall performance in match of selected college level badminton players of age 18-22 years of 60 numbers randomly selected and equally divided into two groups in one experimental group of 30 numbers undertaken the training in specific badminton drills for eight weeks and thus the other group consisted of 30 numbers who were given their Further, the Illinois Agility Test, computer based reaction time measures and an objective badminton performance checklist were used to evaluate performance. The Repeated Measures ANOVA test, Two-way ANOVA test and ANCOVA test revealed the overall grooming, agility, reaction time, and match performance of the experimental group were significantly enhanced as compared to the pretest values with ‘p’ < 0.001 where no such enhancement was observed with the experimental group, ‘p’ > 0.05.

A gender-based interaction effect (p = 0.03) showed that training outcomes may differ with gender. Furthermore, using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), it was ensured that these improvements are irrespective of baseline fitness thereby, making the intervention more rigorous.In light of these findings, it is avowed that honed training modules for college badminton could significantly uplift the overall sport-specific effectiveness, by providing important nascent correlates for trainers and coaches in Pakistan’s sports industry.

Keywords: Badminton, Sport-Specific Training, Performance Enhancement, Agility, Reaction Time, Repeated Measures ANOVA, Two-way ANOVA, ANCOVA, Pakistan

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Published

2024-12-20

How to Cite

Dr. Syed Asif Abbas, Abdul Rasheed, Abdul Basit, Sadia Mehreen, & Fida Hussain. (2024). Design and Evaluation of Performance Training Programs for College Badminton Players: An Experimental Approach in Pakistan. Policy Journal of Social Science Review, 2(4), 735–748. Retrieved from https://journalofsocialsciencereview.com/index.php/PJSSR/article/view/77

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2024): Policy Journal of Social Science Review (Fall-2024)

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