Physiological characteristics of elite and sub-elite badminton players

Abstract

The aims of this study were to establish the physical and physiological attributes of elite and sub-elite Malaysian male badminton players and to determine whether these attributes discriminate elite players from sub-elite players. Measurements and tests of basic anthropometry, explosive power, anaerobic recovery capacity, badminton-specific movement agility, maximum strength, and aerobic capacity were conducted on two occasions, separated by at least one day. The elite (n = 12) and sub-elite (n = 12) players' characteristics were, respectively: mean age 24.6 years (s = 3.7) and 20.5 years (s = 0.7); mass 73.2 kg (s = 7.6) and 62.7 kg (s = 4.2); stature 1.76 m (s = 0.07) and 1.71 m (s = 0.05); body fat 12.5% (s = 4.8) and 9.5% (s = 3.4); estimated VO(2max) 56.9 ml . kg(-1) . min(-1) (s = 3.7) and 59.5 ml . kg(-1) . min(-1) (s = 5.2). The elite players had greater maximum absolute strength in one-repetition maximum bench press (P = 0.015) compared with the sub-elite players. There were significant differences in instantaneous lower body power estimated from vertical jump height between the elite and sub-elite groups (P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference between groups in shuttle run tests and on-court badminton-specific movement agility tests. Our results show that elite Malaysian male badminton players are taller, heavier, and stronger than their sub-elite counterparts. The test battery, however, did not allow us to discriminate between the elite and sub-elite players, suggesting that at the elite level tactical knowledge, technical skills, and psychological readiness could be of greater importance.

Analisis de parámetros fisiológicos en jugadores juveniles españoles de badminton / Analysis of the physiological parameters of young spanish badminton players

“…El VO2 máximo medio obtenido en el laboratorio, se encuentra entre 51 y 62 ml/kg/min, dependiendo de los trabajos (2,(23)(24)(25)(26), valores similares a los obtenidos por nosotros (56,1 +/-6,5 ml/kg/min). Faude et al (2) han encontrado valores ligeramente más elevados en deportistas masculinos, situando el consumo de oxígeno en 61,8 ml/kg/min, mientras que en mujeres los valores eran similares (50,3 ml/kg/min).…”

“…Faude et al (2) han encontrado valores ligeramente más elevados en deportistas masculinos, situando el consumo de oxígeno en 61,8 ml/kg/min, mientras que en mujeres los valores eran similares (50,3 ml/kg/min). OOi et al (25), presentaban valores similares a los nuestros en deportistas de élite (56,9 ml/kg/min) e inferiores en deportistas recreacionales (56,9 ml/kg/min). Mientras que Dias et al (27) Nuestros deportistas son más jóvenes y presentan una aceptable capacidad aeróbica para su edad, similar a los jugadores de más edad.…”

The relationship between action inhibition and athletic performance in elite badminton players and non-athletes

“…In other words, the ability to inhibit an ongoing action is crucial for participants in higher-level competition. Among the racket sports, the shuttlecock of badminton has been recorded as the fastest moving object (i.e., 408 km/h (253.55 mph)); thus, it is reasonable to infer that elite badminton players need to adjust their actions in response to ultra-fast changes in their environment quite rapidly (Ooi et al, 2009). …”

Efecto del género y del resultado final del partido en competiciones profesionales de pádel. [Effect of gender and match outcome on professional padel competition].

“…As consequence, research in padel practitioners is rather poor with respect to that of other similar racket sports such as tennis (Ferrauti, Bergeron, Pluim, & Weber, 2001;O´Donoghue & Ingram, 2001;Smekal et al, 2001), badminton (Cabello & González-Badillo, 2003;Faude et al, 2007, Ooi et al, 2009, and squash (Chin, Steininger, So, Clark, & Wong, 1995;Girard et al, 2007). More recent research have remarked this need (Villena-Serrano, Castro-López, Lara-Sánchez, & Cachón-Zagalaz, 2016) observing a lack of padel investigations in the available research.…”