The Application of Reaction-Light Aid in Training

Reaction-Time in Badminton and Volleyball

Dr Chin Ngien Siong, Lee Sing Ching, Ting Pei Yi, Fong Mee Lian, Asiah Bt Ayup & Muhd Dzulfikrie Bin Hipni
IPG Kampus Tun Abdul Razak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

INTRODUCTION NOVELTY

In the world of sports, coaching and training aids are
necessities to help athletes develop their athletic
performance effectively. A quick reaction time is one of
the determinative elements for a successful sports
performance during training and competition.
The purpose of developing the reaction-light aid is help
the athletes to train and improve their reaction time to a
stimulus (shuttlecock and volleyball) in badminton and
volleyball. This was because the athletes were not
reacting and responding explosively in terms of their
reaction time when they saw the shuttlecock or volleyball
which had affected their performance. The participants
were 16 young adolescent athletes in badminton and
volleyball. The aid involves minimal costs which
comprises of low cost materials which are easily
accessible that can help the schools, sports associations
and clubs to be self-reliant and reduce the cost of the
sports.
The results had positive effect on the athletes’ reaction
time which showed an increase in their level of
performance. In addition, the reaction-light aid makes the
process of coaching and learning more varied,
interesting, fun and exhilarates the understanding of
sports concepts as well as applicable to all sports.
 Help to reduce the reaction time, speed and agility of
the athletes & students.
 Safe, compact & light weight.
 Serve as an important coaching aid or trainer to train
reaction-time, speed & agility for athletes & students.
 Very affordable.
BENEFIT TO THE USER
 Improve the response time by shorten their
respond time to visual stimulus cue.
 Enable the athletes & students move quickly by
challenging their reaction time, speed & agility.
 Can be randomizes in terms of the lights and time
which can challenge one’s energy and enthusiasm.
 Simple & safe for everyone to use.
 Fun, exciting and dynamic that can engage and
cut across all ages and levels.
 Affordable and cheap to produce.

PROBLEM STATEMENT COMMERCIALIZATION POTENTIAL

 Reaction time is one of the physical fitness elements  Have a high impact significance & cater specially to
that can determine the success of the athletes’ improve reaction time using this aid.
performance. Sports like badminton and volleyball
 Easy & affordable to produce with minimium cost
require a high degree of rapid reaction time which
can determine who wins or loses a match or the materials.
game.  Reliable & safe to use.
 However, a high percentage of the badminton and  Huge market potential & can be commercialize in the
volleyball players are not trained in terms of reaction sports & fitness industry; sports associations &
time which can reduce their reaction time, agility and clubs; universities, secondary & primary schools.
speed towards the shuttlecock and volleyball.
 Currently there is no reaction-time aid or trainer in
Malaysia which is a visual cue being utilise to train
RESULTS
reaction time as the coaches has been using drills to
train reaction time & agility.
 The players are not able to react and respond
explosively to the shuttlecock & volleyball which have
resulted in ‘late’ movement that decrease their level
of performance.

OBJECTIVES

 To determine the effect of reaction time of badminton

& volleyball players utilising the reaction-light aid.
 To design, create & provide a cheaper and portable
reaction-time aid.

REACTION-LIGHT AID

Help the young athletes to train the agility and

improve their reaction time to a stimulus (shuttlecock
and volleyball) in badminton and volleyball.

MATERIALS & PROCESS IN MAKING THE AID

Timer Decade Counter IC LED (Blue, Red, Green) Resistor 1k ohm & 4.7 ohm

Resistor Trimer Pot Wire Capasitor Circuit Board

switch Battery Connector Tin Wire Perspex

Radial Lead Metallized 104j Battery 9 volt Soldering iron Hot glue gun

Divisional Badminton Players Divisional & State Volleyball Players

AWARDS RECEIVED RECOGNITIONS

1. Pertandingan Inovasi PdP Jab. PJK 2016 1. Sarawak Sports Advisory Panel
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tun Abdul Razak 2. Kuching Badminton Association
(ANUGERAH PERAK) 3. Kuching Division Volleyball Association
4. Universiti Sains Malaysia
2. Pertandingan Inovasi PdP Tertutup Jab. PJK 2017
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tun Abdul Razak.
(ANUGERAH EMAS)

3. Pertandingan Inovasi PdP 2017

Institut Pendidiikan Guru Kampus Tun Abdul Razak
(ANUGERAH PLATINUM)

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