Research summary · Training and performance
Additional core training improved tested smash accuracy in female badminton players
Forty female badminton players continued normal badminton practice, with the experimental group also completing eight weeks of structured core training. Researchers tested stationary, jumping and moving smash accuracy before, during and after the intervention.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Cluster-randomized controlled trial
- Journal
- Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
- Population / context
- Badminton · Female athletes · Technical performance
What the publication reports
Group-by-time effects favoured additional core training across all three smash conditions. Improvements by the final assessment were greater in the intervention group, while control-group changes were limited or nonsignificant. The study addresses shot accuracy rather than simply trunk-strength tests.
Limits and interpretation
The sample was small and the intervention added training beyond normal practice, so extra training exposure may contribute to the difference. Short-term test accuracy does not establish improved competitive results, injury prevention or lasting benefits. Replication in other athlete groups is needed.
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Effects of an 8-week core-strength program on smash accuracy in female badminton athletes
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42870437DOI: 10.37190/abb/224458Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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