THE EFFECTS OF PRE-SEASON TRAINING PACKAGE ON SELECTED SKILL PERFORMANCE VARIABLES OF BADMINTON PLAYERS

Badminton is a very simple and an easy game to learn. With a little practice, one can become an outstanding player of this game. One has to hit the shuttlecock in such a way that it crosses the net and reaches on other side of the court. Main aim of every player is to serve or return the shuttle in such a way that the opponent player finds it difficult to hit it. For this study, thirty inter-collegiate men badminton players were selected as subjects. They were selected from Sports Authority of Manipur (SAM) Badminton Academy, Imphal, Manipur. The age of the subjects ranged from 16 to 19 years. Independent variables are Specific pre-season training (ST) and Traditional training (TT), Dependent variables are Short serve and Long serve. Short serve was measured by French short service test and Long serve was measured by Poole long service test. The subjects were tested for short serve and long serve Twelve weeks of intervention was given to the specific pre-season training group and to the traditional training group. The ultimate goal of the researcher was to examine the significant differences between the specific pre-season training and traditional training to improve the selected skill performance variables of badminton players. The results on short serve and long serve showed that there were significant effects due to the influence of specific pre-season training (ST) and traditional training (TT).