The effect of special training in developing explosive power in the smash skill of badminton

Abstract

The study aimed to prepare special training in developing explosive power in the smash skill and to identify the values ​​of explosive power and the accuracy of the smash skill, as well as to identify the effect of training in developing explosive power in the smash skill between the pre- and post-test of the research sample, as well as to identify the effect of explosive power in the accuracy of the smash skill of badminton for the research sample. As for the research hypotheses, the researcher came up with one hypothesis, which is the alternative hypothesis if there are significant differences between the (pre- - post) test for explosive power in the smash skill in favor of the post-test. The research community was determined by the players of the Maysan Governorate Badminton Team for the 2023 sports season, numbering (6) who compete in the tournaments held by the Iraqi Federation For badminton, and they were taken in full by the comprehensive inventory method, as the researcher divided them into two groups with (3) runners for the control group and (3) runners for the experimental group, and the process of distributing them was random, and the most important recommendations that the researcher came out with were the following: Emphasizing making strength exercises similar in their movement path with the skill path because of its impact on developing the skill level, and the necessity of including strength exercises in the training curriculum prepared to develop the special physical qualities of athletes such as explosive strength and speed.