Development of A Badminton Teaching Program by Adding Power, Speed, Agility, and Quickness (PSAQ) Exercise to Improve Selected Badminton Skills and Physical Fitness in Primary School Students

Jiaming  Gao; Nopporn  Tasnaina

doi:10.60027/ijsasr.2024.4394

Authors

Jiaming Gao Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1720-467X
Nopporn Tasnaina Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6086-0657

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60027/ijsasr.2024.4394

Keywords:

PSAQ; , Badminton Skills;, Adolescent Athletes; , Physical Fitness Test; , Training Mode

Abstract

Background and Aims: The study used an experimental design to incorporate strength, speed, agility and quickness (PSAQ) training into badminton instruction for elementary school students to improve the performance of elementary school badminton players in badminton-specific physical fitness and skills, and to examine the effects of the training through testing.

Methodology: The study was conducted on 20 children aged 9-11 years old from 2 schools and 2 junior badminton clubs in Foshan City, Guangdong Province. The training program was developed by the researchers and validated by 3 experts with an objective consistency index (IOC) of 0.86. The training program lasted for 8 weeks and was tailored to the subjects' strength, agility, reflexes, and badminton skills according to the Junior PSAQ Physical Fitness Training Method and Badminton Specific Skills Training. All subjects were subjected to 1) pre-test and post-test on physical fitness and 2) badminton skills, and test results were collected by t-test to assess the effectiveness of the program. Data were analyzed using descriptive and t-test.

Results: (1) There was a significant difference in all the badminton skills in the experimental group as compared to the control group. (2) There was a significant difference in all physical skills in the experimental group as compared to the control group. (3) There is a significant difference between experimental and control groups when comparing the mean values of badminton skills in pre-test and post-test. (4) Physical fitness abilities were significantly different between the experimental and control groups when comparing the means of the pre-test and post-test.

Conclusion: The physical fitness and badminton skills of the athletes were significantly improved by PSAQ training and the concept of periodization was reflected in the structural changes in the intensity of PSAQ training.

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