Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July-September | Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 51-57
Reference values of Jumping Test in Professional Badminton Players and in Recreational Badminton Players (10-14 years): A Cross Sectional Study
Dr. Abhijeet Arun Deshmukh1, Dr. Manjiri Shriram Saoji2
1Associate Professor, VSPM’s College Of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, India.
2Intern, VSPM’s College Of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Abhijeet Arun Deshmukh
ABSTRACT
Aim: To find the reference values of jumping test in professional badminton and in recreational badminton players of age 10-14 years.
Materials and methods: 100 players from badminton clubs of age group 10-14 years participated in the study for 6 months.
Result: Significant difference were found in height of the professional badminton players showed significant higher values compared to recreational badminton players p=0.0013,the weight also showed significant higher values in professional badminton players compared to recreational badminton players p=0.0037. BMI does not showed any significant difference between professional and recreational badminton players (p=0.1543). Counter movement jump (CMJ) showed higher values when compared to Squat jump (SQJ) values the different is highly significant p=0.0000. Jump test values of CMJ and SQJ in professional badminton players are higher than recreational badminton players but difference between them are non-significant in CMJ (p=0.1333) and in SQJ (p=0.1667). Jump test values of CMJ in male and female showed no significant difference in CMJ p=0.857 and in SQJ p=0.828. We also found that as age advances the jump test values increases.
Conclusion: The result of present study can be taken as reference values for recreational and professional badminton players of age group 10 to 14 years. There is no gender wise difference in both jump test values (CMJ and SQJ) in both professional and recreational badminton players.
Keywords: Professional badminton players, Recreational badminton players, Counter movement jump, Squat jump, BMI, Muscle strength.