The Effect of Target Games on the Accuracy of Smash and Lob Shots Among Male and Female Badminton Club Participants at Yogyakarta State University

The purpose of this study is to determine whether target games have a significant effect on the accuracy of smash and lob shots among male and female participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University. This study used an experimental method. The subjects of this research were 16 male and female participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University. The data analysis technique employed was a t-test with a 5% significance level. The results showed that the calculated t-value (14.669) > t-table (2.36). Thus, it can be concluded that target games have a significant effect on the accuracy of smash shots among male participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University. The results also showed that the calculated t-value (32.524) > t-table (2.36), indicating that target games have a significant effect on the accuracy of smash shots among female participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University. The results further revealed that the calculated t-value (5.061) > t-table (2.36), which concludes that target games have a significant effect on the accuracy of lob shots among male participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University. The results also showed that the calculated t-value (7.754) > t-table (2.36), indicating that target games have a significant effect on the accuracy of lob shots among female participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University. The results showed that the calculated t-value (2.332) > t-table (2.144), concluding that there is a difference in the effect of target games on the accuracy of smash shots between male and female participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University. The results also indicated that the calculated t-value (2.586) > t-table (2.144), concluding that there is a difference in the effect of target games on the accuracy of lob shots between male and female participants in the Badminton Club at Yogyakarta State University.