Introducing a New Agility Test in Badminton

Abstract

In every sport there are different agility demands, and agility measurement was supposed to be different. However, existing tools for measurement agility is considered not valid and reliable for measuring agility in badminton. The purpose of this study is to create agility test which is valid and reliable for badminton. For the purpose of this study, we recruited twenty students (10 badminton students of sport faculty and 10 professional badminton athletes, age range between 17 -21 yr) by using R & D method. There are six stages; (1) analysis needed; (2) design; (3) prototype; (4) testing; (5) revision; and (6) validity and reliability of the test. Min K. Chin test was adopted to create a Badminton Agility Test (BAT) then inserted additional tools of computer software and hardware to facilitate the operation. Result of the quality and feasibility testing are: (1) the panel was slippery; (2) avoid confusion when start. The solutions of quality and feasibility are; (1) to replace the tread surface with non-slip material, rubber carpet is the most logical choice; (2) adding a sound signal when to start the test. The reliability value of BAT was 0.884, and validity of each item (r count ) were 0.864; 0.884; 0.869; 0.867; 0.858; 0.885; 0.862; 0.863. Statistical analysis revealed that the correlation coefficient is greater than the correlation coefficient table (r count > r table ), suggesting that the BAT is reliable and valid to measuring badminton agility. Due to movement specificity, the BAT has significance for badminton agility assessment.

Pengaruh latihan shadow menggunakan langkah berurutan dan langkah bersilangan terhadap kelincahan footwork atlet bulutangkis

“…So that the physical factors of badminton athletes according to (Purnama, 2010)required to develop physical components, one of which is agility. Agility is the ability to change the direction and position of the body quickly and precisely while moving without losing balance.Footwork is a means of control needed in badminton so as to produce precise, fast, and agile foot movements that trigger effectiveness in reaching the shuttlecock (Kusuma et al, 2015). With training methods such as shadows, drills, and strokes can improve movement coordination, speed and muscle endurance (Cahyaningrum et al, 2018).…”

Measuring Agility in Tennis, Badminton, and Squash: A Systematic Review

“…In this review, the sport specificity of the agility tests was scored by 7 characteristics. A total of 10 agility tests were indicated as SSTs (16,20,22,24,25,28,33,34,44,47), of which 3 tests measured the agility performance in tennis players (TSS-FH, (44); TSS-BH, (44); and TDTB, (22)), 7 in badminton players (BST, (28); BSST, (16); MDCT, (34); Badcamp, (24,25); sideways agility test, 33; four-corner agility test, (33); and BAT, (20)), and one in squash players (SCODS, (47)) of which all showed moderate to excellent methodological quality. This means that although there is a lot of literature available for tennis on agility, sport-specific agility research is lacking.…”