Dr. Bhoomi Rathod, Dr. Camy Bhagat and Dr. Paras A Bhura
Background: Footwork is essential in badminton for maintaining balance, reducing injury risk, and enhancing agility and performance. Incorporating footwork drills is key to achieving these benefits. Aim was to investigate the effect of footwork exercise on balance and agility among badminton players of Vadodara using the Y Balance test and Illinois agility test respectively to determine the effect of footwork exercise.
Methods: 60 badminton players were allocated into two groups: the experimental Group A (n= 30 players) and the control Group B (n=30 players). Assessments for agility and balance were conducted at the baseline and after a 4-week intervention. During this period, the experimental group engaged in footwork exercises three times a week, while the control group continued their routine training.
Results: Within-group analysis in Experimental Group A with paired t-test showed a significant difference in p-value (0.0001) between the pre and post-scores in the Illinois agility test in comparison to the control group. On Y balance test, the Experimental Group A on paired t-test it showed a significant difference in p-value (0.0001). Between-group analysis by unpaired t-test in Experimental Group A showed a statistically significant improvement p-value (0.0001) on Illinois agility test scores as compared to the control group. Between the experimental group A and control group B on Y balance showed significant difference p value (0.0001).
Conclusion: Engaging in footwork exercises has significant effects on the agility and balance of badminton players in Vadodara002.
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