A Factor Study of Some Physical Abilities and the Skills of Sending and Forehand Strike in Badminton for Students of the Faculties of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

Abstract

Testing and measurement is one of the scientific means that helps in the process of selecting the best students for the requirements of the sport activity practiced according to their physical abilities and the level of their skill performance in badminton, and in order to proceed the selection process correctly, it is necessary to use tests and measurement because it is the best means by which to identify the physical and skill abilities of students, and the research aims to To- Determining the physical tests of badminton students in the form of namable and interpretable factors, and determining the tests of the sending and front stroke skills of badminton students in the form of namable and interpretable factors, and determining the simple factor structure of physical tests and the skills of sending and forehand for students of the faculties and departments of physical education and sports sciences in badminton, and the descriptive curriculum was used on (102) students in the faculties and departments of physical education and sports sciences of (Salah Al-Din University). Erbil and Soran) in Erbil Governorate for the year 2024-2025 , and (11) physical tests and (4) skill tests were applied, and after processing the data, a set of conclusions were reached: - Seven orthogonal factors were extracted from the process of factor analysis of the results of the tests that the research sample underwent. - In light of the conditions for the acceptance of the factor, (4) factors were accepted and named as (the first factor with the transitional speed, the second factor with the forward dimensional strike, the third factor with the skill of transmission, and the fourth factor with the distinctive force The fifth and seventh factors were neglected because they measure a complex component that is difficult to name and interpret, - the results indicate that the sixth factor using the orthogonal rotation did not achieve the specified number of factor acceptance and was therefore neglected.