The Effect of Eight-Week Swiss Ball Training on the Integration of Functional Movements and Balance of Teenage Badminton Players

Background: although injuries are an inevitable part of sports, exercise as atool to prevent sports-related injuries and their consequences has caught theattention of many researchers in recent years. the present study aims to evaluatethe effect of 8 weeks of swiss ball training on the integration of functionalmovement of teenage badminton players and their balance.methods: this is a semi-experimental research. a total of 29 teenage badmintonplayers were selected and divided randomly into control (n=13) and experimentalgroups (n=16). the experimental group performed an eight-week-long period ofswiss ball training that was recommended by the badminton world federationbefore participating in the badminton exercise sessions (3 sessions per week).before initiation, after the completion of the fourth and eighth week of trainings,both groups underwent y balance and fms tests.results: research findings indicated that eight weeks of swiss ball traininginfluenced fms test (p≤0.001), lower limb y balance test (p≤0.001), and upperlimb y balance test (p≤0.001) on the teenage badminton players. the post hoctesting identified a significant increase between weeks 4 and 8 in fms tests(p≤0.001), lower limb y balance test (p≤0.001) and upper limb y balance test(p≤0.001).conclusion: a period of 8 weeks of swiss ball training affects the integrity offunctional movements and balance of teenage badminton players. therefore,these protocols can be suggested for trainers and other related fields.