Training-Associated Superior Visuomotor Integration Performance in Elite Badminton Players after Adjusting for Cardiovascular Fitness

Yi-Liang Chen, Jen-Hao Hsu, Dana Hsia-Ling Tai and Zai-Fu Yao
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Yi-Liang Chen: Graduate Institute of Sports Training, University of Taipei, Taipei City 111036, Taiwan
Jen-Hao Hsu: Graduate Institute of Sports Training, University of Taipei, Taipei City 111036, Taiwan
Dana Hsia-Ling Tai: Graduate Institute of Sports Training, University of Taipei, Taipei City 111036, Taiwan
Zai-Fu Yao: Graduate Institute of Sports Training, University of Taipei, Taipei City 111036, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Badminton is recognized as the fastest racket sport in the world based on the speed of the birdie which can travel up to 426 km per hour. On the badminton court, players are not only required to track the moving badminton birdie (visual tracking and information integration) but also must anticipate the exact timing to hit it back (temporal estimation). However, the association of training experience related to visuomotor integration or temporal prediction ability remains unclear. In this study, we tested this hypothesis by examining the association between training experience and visuomotor performances after adjusting for age, education, and cardiovascular fitness levels. Twenty-eight professional badminton players were asked to perform a compensatory tracking task and a time/movement estimation task for measuring visuomotor integration and temporal prediction, respectively. Correlation analysis revealed a strong association between training experience and performance on visuomotor integration, indicating badminton training may be promoted to develop visuomotor integration ability. Furthermore, the regression model suggests training experience explains 32% of visuomotor integration performances. These behavioral findings suggest badminton training may facilitate the perceptual–cognitive performance related to visuomotor integration. Our findings highlight the potential training in visuomotor integration may apply to eye–hand coordination performance in badminton sport.

Keywords: badminton; integration; anticipation; cognition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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