An Interdisciplinary Smart System for Agility Assessment of Badminton Players Using Automated Measurement Technology
摘要
The world is witnessing technological advancements in all aspects of life today, including education, measurement, and evaluation. In the field of sports, especially badminton, interactive agility is a crucial factor in excellent performance. This study presents a smart interactive system designed to assess forward and backward agility in badminton players via fusing sports science concepts with advanced computing techniques. By utilizing the.NET Framework and C++ programming language, a new system was developed that provides a responsive interface and simulates real game scenarios through stochastic visual stimuli, hence recording reaction times for further performance analysis. A descriptive survey method was employed to investigate the relationship between morphological and physiological characteristics under varying physical exertion levels among divers. More specifically, the study examined how oxygen consumption (VO₂) and metabolic equivalents (METs) are affected by elements of body composition, utilizing intelligent evaluation tools. The sample under investigation in this study consisted of 55 players for the north region of Iraq, including clubs in Nineveh, Erbil, and Kirkuk, during the 2023–2024 sports season. A questionnaire was directed at experts and specialists in the field of badminton to determine the suitability of these movements for interactive agility testing, receiving 100% agreement from the experts. The proposed system aims to simulate the player’s movements through reactive agility testing by partitioning the display into squares and generating random light stimuli. Appropriate statistical methods, including mean and standard deviation, were used to analyze the results. This study highlighted the effectiveness of integrating advanced information technology into sports science to improve athlete monitoring and performance evaluation.