In many sports situations, visual, cognitive and motor performance is undertaken in conditions where cognitive anxiety is higher (via competition) and physiological arousal is higher (via exercise intensity) and both act at the same time that performance is required. In basic terms, there is a need for scientists to replicate the demands of performance when examining the effect of any intervention on performance variables. In such situations, the use of competitive situations and simulated competition settings has been shown to impact on cardiovascular reactivity and motor skill performance differently to practice. However, research has not fully examined how competition influences skilled performance in circumstances where there is relevant physiological load as, within many sport and exercise domains, skilled performance is not undertaken in the absence of physiological load. For example, successful performance in racquet sports, such as badminton, requires players to accelerate, decelerate, change direction, move quickly and maintain balance whilst at the same time performers must also repeatedly demonstrate skilled performance via optimum stroke production. In order to enhance understanding in the field this study examined the effects of changes in physiological and psychological arousal on badminton short and long serve performance in competitive and practice climates.
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