The Effect of the Service Challenge Drill Method on Improving Short Services in Badminton

Abstract

The fundamentals of sport rudiment training involve short service in badminton which is the starting point in the service\control of the rally. However young shuttlers have short service which is the point of the rally control. The purpose of this study is to examine the service challenge drill methods in short service badminton training of young athletes in badminton. The research method used was an experiment with one group pretest-posttest design. The sample of this study were athletes from PB Pemuda Demak which consisted of 30 athletes using total sampling technique. The treatment was the service challenge drill methods in training which was used in 16 training sessions emphasizing repetitive practice and positional targeting and accuracy with variation of footwork and position. The training short service ability test before and after treatment were used to collect data. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, normality and homogeneity test and the paired sample t test in SPSS 25. The outcome was indeed there was improvement in short service control rally with the mean score of short service ability test pretest 60.20, and posttest 72.50. The paired sample t test with 0.000 < 0.05 research, service challenge drill methods in training were positive impact in short service ability improvement. These findings suggest that the Service Challenge Drill method is an effective, structured, and practical training approach for improving short service skills in young badminton athletes. This method can be recommended as an alternative training model to enhance technical performance in badminton coaching programs.