Technical Variables and Temporal Structure Comparison between Malaysian Women's Singles Senior and Junior Badminton Players

Te, Yoen Young (2022) Technical Variables and Temporal Structure Comparison between Malaysian Women's Singles Senior and Junior Badminton Players. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in temporal structure and technical variables between Malaysian women singles senior (S) and junior (J) badminton players. A total of 17 video samples were collected from Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and used to notational analysis in this study. The video sample of Malaysian women singles senior badminton players (Age = 18 ± 0.82) were 6 and the number of set of data were 30, whereas junior badminton players (Age = 16.83 ± 1.47) were 11 and the number of set of data were 54. The results showed that senior badminton player showed significantly higher number in average rally time (S:M = 10.31 ± 2.25s, J: 7.94 ± 0.75s), average strokes per rally (S:M = 7.53 ± 0.36, J: 6.34 ± 0.73), and match duration (S:M = 2872.42 ± 616.62s, J: 2486.55 ± 684.79s) compared to junior badminton players (p <0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the temporal structure in terms of average rest time, total rally time, total rest time, work density ratio and effective time played between two groups (p > 0.05). Besides, significance differences were found in the temporal structure in terms of clear (S:M = 17.33 ± 3.90%, J: M = 10.27 ± 5.05%), lob (S:M = 6.94 ± 4.53%, J: 4.55 ± 3.32%), netting (S:M 10.02 ± 3.37%, J: M = 14.35 ± 5.28%), net lifting (S:M = 17.24 ± 5.75%, J: M = 13.62 ± 6.14%), straight block (S:M = 4.61 ± 2.55%, J: M = 6.29 ± 3.43%), strokes near the net (S:M = 28.95 ± 6.65%, J: M = 10.27 ± 5.05%), and back of the court (S:M = 37.61 ± 8.58%, J: M = 46.16 ± 10.12%) between Malaysian women singles senior and junior badminton players (P < 0.05). There was no significance differences in the temporal structure in terms of backhand drop shot, cross netting, drop shot, pushing, smash, tapping, backhand clear, cross block, defend lift, forced error, unforced error, successful, offensive strokes and defensive strokes between two groups (p > 0.05). In conclusion, there were differences in temporal structure and technical variables between Malaysian women singles senior and junior badminton players