Thesis

The purpose of the current study was to compare the effectiveness of shadow training on selected physical fitness variables in badminton and To compare the effectiveness of shadow training on physiological variables in badminton. The selected physical variables include Speed, explosive power, balance, flexibility, lower body strength and back power A total of 60 subjects in the age category 10-14 & 15-19 of different academies in Surat district have been selected. Subjects of the research group were divided into four groups (two control groups & two experimental groups).The data collected from two groups before and after experimental period was statistically analyzed for observing significant improvement by using T- Test. In order to observe the effect of Shadow Training on selected Physical & physiological variables of beginners and advanced badminton players Analysis of co- variance (ANCOVA) was used. Statistical significance was accepted at 0.5 level