Anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of badminton players in Icelandic youth national teams

The objects of this longitudinal study were i) to analyse which anthropometrical and physical fitness parameters characterize Icelandic youth badminton players, and ii) to determine if training of physical fitness has been sufficient for Icelandic youth badminton players. Data was collected from 21 Icelandic youth national team badminton players (16.95 ± 1.97 years old), 15 men and six women. Players participated in two measurements, with 15 months in between measurements, where players were tested in height, weight, body mass index, arm span, shoulder flexion, grip strength, countermovement jump, medicine ball throw, 505 agility test, badminton specific agility test and the YoYo intermittent recovery test level 1. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all experimental variables, and the results presented as mean values with standard deviation. A paired t-test was performed to calculate the difference between the two measurements. The results of this study showed a difference between measurements for height, weight, arm span, left shoulder flexion, grip strength, countermovement jump and the YoYo intermittent recovery test level 1 for men, but only in height, medicine ball throw and countermovement jump for women.

Author dc:creator

• Róbert Þór Henn 1989-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn í Reykjavík

• Íþróttavísindi og þjálfun
• Meistaraprófsritgerðir
• Unglingar
• Badminton
• Líkamsástand
• Mælingar
• Þjálfun
• Exercise science and coaching
• Adolescents
• Physical fitness -- Measurement
• Coaching (Athletics)

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1946/39501

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:skemman.is:1946/39501