Comparison of Unforced Errors during Competition of U17 and U19 Male National Badminton Players'

In this study, it is aimed to compare the unforced errors of the U17 and U19 male national badminton players during the competition. 18 male badminton players from the U19 category (age average 17,39±0,50) and 20 male badminton players from the U17 category (age average 15,52±0,51) participated in the study voluntarily. For simple error analysis, 35 men single matches in the U19 category and 31 men single matches in the U17 category were evaluated. Unforced errors were recorder in the unforced error table as TE ( error in total), TPL (total point lost), ETLPP (unforced error percentage of the total number lost ), EFC (error in front court), EMC (error in mid court), EBC (error in back court), AEFC ( aut error in front court), AEMC (aut error in mid court), AEBC (aut error in back court), TAE ( aut error in total), NEFC ( net error in front court), NEMC (net error in mid court), NEBC (net error in back court), TNE ( net error in total). During the competition, the matches of the research group were followed and unforced errors were made in the unforced error analysis table according to the region where they were made. All data were collected using simple error analysis table. The obtained data were transferred to the SPSS 22 packet program and the minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation values for the descriptive statistics were calculated. Mann Withney U test was used to analyze the difference between the categories and the winner and the loser. There was a significant difference between the TPL (p<0.05), TE, TAE and AEMC values of the winners and loser in the U19 category (p <0.05). There was a significant difference between the TPL values of the winners and the losers in the U17 category (p <0.01). As a result, in the U19 group, the athletes in the mid-court area and in total fewer out-of-mistakes ended up winning the competition