Synergizing Eye Coordination and Agility in Mastering Badminton Skills
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https://doi.org/10.55737/trt/v-i.201Keywords:
Eye Hand Coordination, Agility, Visuomotor Skills, Reaction Time, Badminton PerformanceAbstract
Badminton has a split-second world, where players have to be able to read the path the shuttle is taking, make accurate footwork, and instantly respond. Agility allows them to move around, to shift weight and reposition to quickly, whereas eye-hand coordination allows them to be within focus of the shuttle, anticipate the direction of its flight and be able to have their strokes lined up exactly. In as much as each skill is essential to the other, studies have revealed that when the skills are trained together, much better outcomes are achieved than in cases where they are trained individually. Combining agility drills with visual-motor activities greatly enhanced all tested skills, demonstrating that both quickness and visual coordination are essential for excelling in badminton performance. Eye-hand coordination also increased significantly (refer to Wall Toss Test, (mean difference = -2.85, p <.001) and Coin Catch Test, (mean change = 1.12 catches, p <.001; moderate effect size). Moreover, 100 percent of the respondents demonstrated improved agility and badminton-specific performance, which was indicated by the consistent increase in the Shuttle Run and Badminton-Specific Tests. The results are consistent with the finding of recent studies that have found that integrated training techniques, including wall-toss coordination games, agility ladders and visual stimulus training, and shuttle-run-perceptual training to be effective in improving visuomotor processing, reaction time, neuromuscular control, and perceptual-motor efficiency. In general, agility and eye-hand coordination training are crucial for producing elite badminton players, aiding coaches' methods.
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