Abstract:

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of badminton basic training program applied on 11-12 year old children on motor development. Experimental group (EG) mean age was 11.40±.507 years, mean body weight was 38.48±10.10 kg, mean height was 143.26±6.61 cm, Control group (CG) mean age was 11.46± 30 children (13 Female, 17 Male) with a mean body weight of 5.516 years, an average body weight of 34.84±10.05 kg, a mean height of 139.13±6.17 cm and a training age of 2±1.8 years participated voluntarily. Children participating in the study were randomly divided into two groups as control and experimental groups. Different training programs were applied to these two groups. (EG) A 60-minute badminton basic training program was applied for 8 weeks (3 days/week). The control group (CG), on the other hand, only participated in recreational activities without specifying any branch. Pre-test measurements (agility, balance, strength and vertical jump) of both groups were performed before the studies. At the end of 8 weeks, the last test measurements of the groups were taken. Paried Samples T test was used to compare the preliminary and final values of the groups. When the first and last test measurements of the groups were compared between the groups According to the analysis of the data, a statistically significant difference was observed in the agility test, balance test, strength test and vertical jump test measurement values (p<0.05). As a result It was observed that the badminton basic training program applied to 11-12 year old children in (EG) was effective on agility, balance, strength and vertical jump performance values (4.785, 2.995, 5.445, -7.651).

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