THE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLANTAR PRESSURE IN THREE TYPICAL BADMINTON FOOTWORK PATTERNS

Authors

Changxiao Yu, Shanghai University of Sport, ChinaFollow
Jianglong Zhan, Shanghai University of Sport, ChinaFollow
Weijie Fu, Shanghai University of Sport, ChinaFollow

Category

Racquet Sports

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the dynamic characteristics of plantar pressure in the three-badminton footwork patterns (left-forward lunging step, LFLS, right-forward lunging step, RFLS, backward revolve to jump, BRJ). Twelve elite national-level male badminton athletes were recruited while performing the three typical footwork patterns tests in a laboratory-simulated badminton court. The results of the present study demonstrate that the normalized mean peak pressures (MPP) were significantly higher under the hallux and the 1^st to 2^nd metatarsals than other areas in the toe-off (TO) phase when performing the three footwork patterns. In the process of touching down (TD), both LFLS and RFLS showed significantly higher loads on the rearfoot and the lateral of the foot. Thus, the badminton players should be paying attention to modulating the load strategies on the front-foot, rear-foot, and lateral of the foot regions when performing the different footwork patterns, and select the appropriate footwear that can disperse the higher loads of the target areas to avoid excessive concentration of the plantar pressures.

Recommended Citation

Yu, Changxiao; Zhan, Jianglong; and Fu, Weijie (2022) "THE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLANTAR PRESSURE IN THREE TYPICAL BADMINTON FOOTWORK PATTERNS," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 40: Iss. 1, Article 191.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol40/iss1/191