ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2015
The science of badminton: game characteristics, anthropometry, physiology, visual fitness and biomechanics.
Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06509607 (Effects of Lower Limb Concentric Versus Eccentric Dynamic Resistance Training on Agility and Speed in Badminton Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 157 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Lower Limb Concentric Versus Eccentric Dynamic Resistance Training on Agility and Speed in Badminton Players
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157 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 482 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can blood flow restriction amplify the physiological and performance benefits of interval training in male intermittent-sport athletes? a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of resistance training on performance in competitive badminton players: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Match-play data according to playing categories in badminton: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
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- Play Badminton Forever: A Systematic Review of Health Benefits.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Olympic Sports Science-Bibliometric Analysis of All Summer and Winter Olympic Sports Research.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Pooled it
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- Inter-Set Blood-Flow Restriction Increases Peripheral Physiological Stress While Preserving Repeated-Sprint Mechanical Output in Trained Athletes.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
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- The effect of 8-week combined balance and plyometric training on change of direction performance of young badminton players.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effects of different types of badminton training on sleep quality, anxiety, and related baseline physiological markers in graduate students with sleep disorders: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Short-Term Effects of Low-Fat Chocolate Milk on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness and Performance in Players on a Women's University Badminton Team.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The Effect of 6-Week Combined Balance and Plyometric Training on Dynamic Balance and Quickness Performance of Elite Badminton Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effect of balance training on footwork performance in badminton: An interventional study.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Mental Fatigue-Associated Decrease in Table Tennis Performance: Is There an Electrophysiological Signature?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Eight-Week Sprint Interval Training on Aerobic Performance of Elite Badminton Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
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- Associations Between Segmental Upper-Extremity Isometric Strength and Shuttlecock Velocity in Young Badminton Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Badmintonvision: a deep learning framework for automated tactical analysis in elite badminton.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
97 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Badminton is a racket sport for two or four people, with a temporal structure characterized by actions of short duration and high intensity. This sport has five events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, each requiring specific preparation in terms of technique, control and physical fitness. Badminton is one of the most popular sports in the world, with 200 million adherents. The decision to include badminton in the 1992 Olympics Game increased participation in the game. This review focuses on the game characteristics, anthropometry, physiology, visual attributes and biomechanics of badminton. Players are generally tall and lean, with an ectomesomorphic body type suited to the high physiological demands of a match. Indeed, a typical match characteristic is a rally time of 7 s and a resting time of 15 s, with an effective playing time of 31%. This sport is highly demanding, with an average heart rate (HR) of over 90% of the player's maximal HR. The intermittent actions during a game are demanding on both the aerobic and anaerobic systems: 60-70% on the aerobic system and approximately 30% on the anaerobic system, with greater demand on the alactic metabolism with respect to the lactic anaerobic metabolism. The shuttlecock has an atypical trajectory, and the players perform specific movements such as lunging and jumping, and powerful strokes using a specific pattern of movement. Lastly, badminton players are visually fit, picking up accurate visual information in a short time. Knowledge of badminton can help to improve coaching and badminton skills.
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