Balance control, agility, eye-hand coordination, and sport performance of amateur badminton players: A cross-sectional study
Journal
Medicine (United States)
Journal Volume
98
Journal Issue
2
Pages
e14134
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
In this study, balance performance, agility, eye-hand coordination, and sports performance were compared between amateur badminton players and active controls.Thirty young adult badminton players and 33 active controls participated in the study. Static single-leg standing balance (with eyes closed) was measured using a force platform, and dynamic balance was measured using the Y Balance Test (lower quarter). Agility was measured using a hexagon agility test, and eye-hand coordination was measured using a computerized finger-pointing task. Sports performance was quantified by the number of times a shuttlecock fell in a designated area following a badminton serve.The badminton players had superior accuracy in badminton serving (P .05).Amateur badminton players had more favorable sports performance, but not balance performance, agility, or eye-hand coordination, than controls.
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Type
journal article