Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part E (2025)

The sport of badminton involves the acquisition of a diverse set of technical and physical abilities by a player as it is one of the most skillful and quickest races played with a racquet. The accuracy of the backhand short serve is vital particularly when there is competition. This study is analyzing the accuracy of the badminton backhand short serve in relation to two significant physical variables which are the wrist flexibility and eye-hand coordination. Twenty male badminton players of the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior who had participated in the state or intercollegiate levels were considered in the study. The accuracy of the back hand short serve was tested using the French Short Service Test, standardized tests were used to test the flexibility of the wrist and eye hand coordination. Wrist flexibility (r = 0.606, p = 0.005) and eye-hand coordination (r = 0.489, p = 0.029) were also observed to have a strong positive relationship with the accuracy of the backhand short serve. These findings have significant implications on coaches and players aiming to be the best in badminton performance as they can mean that specific practice to enhance these two physical aspects can be used to enhance serve accuracy.