In racket sports some physical fitness components are important. This can determine success level of players (Omesagaard, 1996). Badminton and tennis requires quick anticipation and response time (Mahoney and Sharp, 1995) and balance (Mantis, 1998). Methods: A total of 40 university team tennis players (N=10 women, N=10 men) and badminton players (N=10 women, N=10 men) participated in this study. The Heath-Carter formula was used to determine the somatotype profile. Dynamic balance was measured by using Lafayette balance device and Nelson reaction time technique was used for measuring Reaction time. Results: An independent sample of t-test was (SPSS 16 statistical package) used comparing group differences. As a result, There were no significant differences in reaction time (p>0, 05) and somatotype profiles (p>0, 05) between tennis players and badminton players although there was significant difference (p<0, 05) in dynamic balance measurements. Discussion: Reaction abilities and balance (Omesagaard, 1996) seem to be valuable in racquets sports as in other sports (Mori,2002). In this study, it was found these are important skills and when compared with each other, there was differences in their balance ability rather than reaction time. Singh and Singh, (2011) studied a comparison of somatotypes of tennis and badminton players. The Tennis players in their study were highest in their mesomorphic components while in our study can not found any significant differences although tennis players have high endomorphic components.
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