The Study Of Athletes’ Footwork Application And Position Selection Of Men’s Badminton Singles

Objective: Since the implementation of Badminton’s21-point rule, the requirement ofathletes’ speed has gradually increased, the quality of athletes’ each bounce and the joinwith the position selection has become the top priority to win the initiative in the game.Therefore, stepping back after the ball and a good position selection has become the key factorfor today’s players to control the game. In this paper, the world’s top athletes’ live gamevideos are analyzed and studied, to accurately reflect the pattern of the world’s high-levelathletes’ position selection on the field and rational use of footwork, and to improve thecompetitiveness of Badminton and provide new evidence and thoughts.Methods: Ten match-ups with several top international athletes as the material, the use ofliterature, video observation studies, expert interviews and mathematical statistics, to graspthe pattern of position selection and athletes’ application of basic footwork.Results: In a single Badminton match, through active phase, passive stage, or stalemate stage,and the situation of ball behind the net or in the backcourt, athletes applies differentfootwork and position selection according to the pitch in order to control an opponent orreverse the situation to score and eventually win the game.Conclusions: With the gradual improvement of the technical and tactical, and changes ofBadminton rules, athletes’ use of reasonable footwork and position selection on the fieldare becoming increasingly important for players to win the game. It has become an essentialelement at active stage, passive stage and stalemate stage. Athletes will choose their ownsuitable ball footwork and position selection according to the understanding of the rationalefor the ball.Recommendation: Athletes should place emphasis on the combination of footwork andposition selection to fully use their speed advantage in the game. Position selection is basedon the idea of individual ball back routine. During training, athletes should strengthen thetraining of some fixed pitch, enhance the ability to understand the pitch and the ball to choosebetter position and suitable footwork, also to improve athletes’ body functions, in orderto better control the game.