Investigation of selected biomotor ability and technical skills i̇n 10-11 years old badminton athletes

Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the selected biomotor ability and technical skills of 10-11 year old badminton athletes and to determine the relationship between biomotor characteristics and technical skills. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consists of athletes who are actively playing badminton in the 10-11 age groups in Kayseri and Batman provinces and have a badminton history of at least 1 year. For this study, French & Stalter badminton test, Lockhart & McPherson badminton test, agility t test, reaction test, vertical jump test and handgrip measurement were applied. Pearson correlation, independent-samples t test ve one-way anova test were used for statistical analysis. Significance level was accepted as α = 0.05. Results: While there was a negative correlation between technical tests and agility t test results; there was a positive relationship between anaerobic power. No significant correlation was found between vertical jump, handgrip left hand and handgrip right hand and technical tests. While there was a negative correlation between French & Stalter technical test and reaction visual right hand; There was no significant relationship between McPherson & Lockhart technical test. French & Stalter and McPherson & Lockhart technical tests showed no significant relationship between reaction visual left hand, reaction auditory right hand and left hand. Conclusion: In this study, the selected biomotor ability and technical skills of 10-11 year old badminton athletes were investigated, a significant relationship was found between technical tests and agility and anaerobic power, and French & Stalter technique test and reaction visual right hand; Vertical jump, handgrip left hand, handgrip right hand reaction visual left hand, reaction auditory right hand and reaction auditory left hand, no significant correlation was found between technical tests.