Effect of Strength and Flexibility Training Combined with Skill Practice on Performance Related Variables of Female Badminton Players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of strength and flexibility training combined with skill practice on performance related variables of female Badminton players. The subjects of the study were fifty female Badminton players who were regularly training at the S. N Badminton Academy, Rohini, Sector 24, Perch Sports Academy, Rohini, Sector 7 and Gurgaon Sports Badminton Academy, Rohini, 9 for a period of six weeks. The subjects were classified into two groups i.e. experimental group (N=25) and control group (N=25). The experimental group trained with strength and flexibility exercises combined with regular participation in the Badminton skill training sessions whereas the control group regularly participated in only Badminton skill training sessions. Application of analysis of variance followed by LSD post hoc test reveals that the Experimental group which trained with strength and flexibility exercises combined with regular skill training sessions attained significantly superior performance as compared to control group which regularly practiced skills of Badminton.