The effect of the badmi̇nton basic training program on the motorization of 11-12 age students

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 12-week badminton basic training program on motoric characteristics of 11-12 age group. The study included 60 children aged 11-12 years who were involved in recreational activities in Özübir Sports Club of Bursa. While 30 of the 60 children were given a total of 12 weeks, 80 minutes of badminton basic training program was applied for 2 days a week. During the 12-week research process; In order to determine the performance of the athletes in performance parameters, pre-test at the beginning of the weekly preparatory period studies and post-test measurements at the end of the 12th week were determined. Agility, flexibility, vertical jump, paw strength, foot power, reaction time and balance performances of the research group were tested. The Shapiro Wilks test was used to determine the normal distribution of the data. In the case of normal distribution of the data, comparisons between groups were performed by t-test and paired-dependent comparisons by paired t test. In the absence of normal distribution, Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon test were used for statistical analysis. In the comparisons between the groups, pre-test and post-test changes were made by calculating the percentage change (percent change = (last-front) / front) according to the pre-test. Categorical data were analyzed by chi-square test. In statistical analysis, significance level was taken as α = 0.05. 30 children (BG) who applied the badminton basic training program, 16 (53.3%) children were 11 years old and 14 (46.7%) children were 12 years old and the other 30 children were in control group. 16 children (55.2%) were 11 years old and 13 children (44.8%) were 12 years old. The distribution of children to groups according to their age is homogeneous (p = 1,000) (Table 1). As a result of the analysis of the data, it was determined that the performance parameters of the motoric characteristics of the subjects, which make up the two training groups (BG-KB) between the groups, were determined. In addition, statistically significant differences were found in the agility, flexibility, vertical jump, paw force, foot strength, reaction and balance parameters of the subjects in the BG group (p <0.05). As a result, it was concluded that the 12-week badminton basic training program applied in the study could have positive effects on performance parameters of 11-12 age group students and it could be considered sufficient in terms of the normative normatics of training science. Keywords: Basic badminton training, agility, balance, reaction,