Trial reportScientific reports2025
The effect of 8-week combined balance and plyometric training on change of direction performance of young badminton players.
Trial report in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of combined balance and plyometric training on athletic performance: a systematic review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of combined balance and plyometric training on change-of-direction and dynamic balance: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of plyometric training on different surfaces on lower-limb power, dynamic balance, and agility in male collegiate tennis players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- The effects of eight weeks of sand-based plyometric training on lower-extremity explosive strength, balance, and agility in male collegiate badminton players.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Xsens motion analysis and virtual reality-based rehabilitation in a national-level badminton player following MPFL reinjury leading to postoperative patellar fracture.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an 8-week combined balance and plyometric training on the Change of Direction (COD) performance of young badminton players. The study hypothesized that 8 weeks of combined training would improve COD performance in young badminton players. A total of 48 young male badminton players were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups: balance + plyometric training (BP; n = 24) and plyometric training alone (PL; n = 24). All the participants completed a 2-week familiarization process before the intervention. Both groups underwent their respective training sessions three times per week. Performance was assessed using the modified Southeast Missouri (SEMO) Test, modified T-Test, Hexagon Test, and Lower Extremity Injury Risk Test. The results showed significant improvements in COD performance for both groups, with the BP group showing superior performance in the modified T-test and Hexagon Test compared with that shown by the PL group. Specifically, the BP group had significant time and interaction effects on the T-Test (p < 0.001, partial η
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