KESAN PENSKALAAN TINGGI JARING TERHADAP PRESTASI PANJANG RALI PERMAINAN BADMINTON DALAM KALANGAN KANAK-KANAK

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of net height scaling on badminton rally length performance among children. The study employed the experimental design with repeated measures. Randomly, 48 (n=48) children aged seven to nine years old have been selected to participate in the study. The participants were divided into 24 pairs (boys, n=12 pairs, girls, n=12 pairs) base on skill level and gender. Participants played four matches in paired with different net height situation, namely situation A (155 cm), situation B (127.66 cm), situation C (117.44 cm), and situation D (104.68 cm). The order of the four conditions counterbalances across the group of participants. All matches played using 11 points of a single game with two sets for every situation. Games performance data was collected via video recording. Data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA with repeated measures. Mauchly’s Test of Sphericity showed that there are significant differences (p<.05) in terms of rally performance length [F(2.30, 52.88)=30.37. Results showed that the use of the scaled net can enhance the rally length performance of the children aged seven to nine years old in badminton games.