Elit Badmintoncuların Bazı Motorik ve Antropometrik Özellikleriyle Smaç Hızı Arasındaki İlişki

The objective of this study is to examine the relations between some motor and anthropometric characteristics and the smash speed of some elite badminton players. In this study, correlational survey model which is one of descriptive survey models was used. The population of the research group is constituted by 29 players including 11 males (% 37.9) and 18 females (% 62.1) from adults and junior category. Criterion sampling method was used in the selection of the participants. In the analysis of the data, the kurtosis-skewness and standardized Z scores of the data set were evaluated. In the study, Pearson Correlation Test was used to examine the relationship between anthropometric and motoric characteristics and smash speed. According to the anthropometric measurements, a significant relationship was determined between the jumps on the spot, strides and jumps, overhead the target smash speed performed by adults players; and scissors move, on the spot overhead and backhand smash speed performed by junior players. No significant relationship could be determined between the untargeted and backhand smash speeds in adults, and between the targeted and untargeted smash speeds by stepping and jumping in juniors. On the other hand, according to the motoric measurements, a significant difference was found between on the spot overhead performed by adults, untargeted and backhand smash speeds, and between on the spot overhead and backhand smash speeds performed by the juniors while doing the scissors movement. No significant relationship was found between the scissors movement, stepping and jumping and target smash speeds performed by adults, and between the target and untargeted smash speeds performed by juniors by stepping and jumping. According to the anthropometric features; the smash speed increases, as the height, shoulder width, elbow diameter, biceps circumference and flexed biceps circumference increase in the category of adults, as the shoulder width and chest diameter increase in the category of juniors; however, as the ankle diameter and flexibility increase in adults, the smash speed decreases. According to motoric features, smash speed increases as the vertical jump maximum, vertical jump average, leg strength, back strength, maximum power, minumum power, average power and the fatigue index increases in adult category; while the smash speed increases as vertical jump maximum, vertical jump average and minimum power increase in juniors.