Gerald Edwin Raj*

Vice Principal, RVS College of Physiotherapy, Sulur, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author: Gerald Edwin Raj, Vice Principal, RVS College of Physiotherapy, Sulur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Received: January 23, 2025; Published: February 28, 2025

Abstract

Background: One of the most well-liked racquet sports worldwide is badminton. For hitting a shuttlecock in a game of badminton, agility and vertical leap are critical motor abilities. Throughout the game, badminton players must quickly and continuously modify their body position in response to the shuttlecock's movement. Rapid direction changes, vertical leaps, forward lunges, and various postural postures are all necessary during a badminton match. The ability to leap vertically and move with agility are crucial motor skills for hitting a shuttlecock at various points on the court.

Methodology: For this investigation, forty volunteers were gathered. Twenty participants in Group A received treatment using sagittal plane plyometrics. Twenty participants in Group B had frontal plane plyometric treatment. The intervention was given to both groups for a period of six weeks. The T-test was utilized to gauge agility, while the Sargeant Jump Test was used to gauge leaping ability. Within each group comparison, the paired "t" test was used, and outside of each group comparison, the unpaired "t" test was used. The results were obtained by the application of statistical methods and statistical software, SPSS

Result: According to the study's findings, among young college badminton players, Sagittal Plane Plyometrics is more successful than Frontal Plane Plyometrics for jumping performance and Frontal Plane Plyometrics is more effective than Sagittal Plane Plyometrics for agility.

Conclusion: This study concluded that in young college badminton players, Sagittal Plane Plyometrics is more successful than Frontal Plane Plyometrics for jumping performance and Frontal Plane Plyometrics is more effective than Sagittal Plane Plyometrics for agility.

 Keywords: Sagittal Plane Plyometrics; Frontal Plane Plyometrics; T-Test; Sargeant Jump Test; Badminton

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Citation

Citation: Gerald Edwin Raj. “Study on the Effectiveness of Sagittal Plane Plyometrics and Frontal Plane Plyometrics on Agility and Jumping Performance Among Young Collegiate Badminton Players".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 8.3 (2025): 33-37.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Gerald Edwin Raj. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.