Vol. XX, Issue 1 Supplement / 2019 G Y M N A S I U M Scientific Journal of Education, Sports, and Health 94 Original Article Study About the Importance of Speed in Children Selection in Badminton Milon Alexandra Gabriela 1 * Milon Bogdan Traian 2 1 „Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Calea Mărăşeşti 157, 600115, Romania 2 CSS Bacău, Oituz nr. 15, 600266, Romania DOI: 10.29081/gsjesh.2019.20.1s.08 Keywords: badminton, speed, children, selection. Abstract Badminton is a sport where speed is primordial. Regardless of the manifestation of speed, whether it is reaction speed, movement speed, decision speed, repetition speed, or performance speed, they are all extremely important in badminton. Speed is an innate psycho-motor skill that one develops through exercise over the course of one's lifetime. Because selection in badminton is done at early ages (5-6 years old), it is very important for the children with this psycho-motor skill to be identified. A child with this psycho- motor skill will have good movement in the court and implicitly better strokes, because they will position themselves correctly and quickly in the court. 1. Introduction In the professional literature, speed is defined in various ways. Some authors think of speed as the result between applied force and mass, which emphasizes the aspect between the two in performing motions. First of all, the badminton player must be fast, speed development thus playing an important role within physical training. It must be correlated with the technical procedures reflected in the game, the training of this skill covering multiple and delicate aspects. Besides the genetic predisposition, the speed development needs a systematic training that would: - Perfect the muscle system's capacity to respond promptly to the commands of the central nervous system. - Improve the strength and spring in order to create the possibility to quickly and without delay mobilize the muscles participating in the performance of the technical element. * E-mail: milon.alexandra@yahoo.ro, 0748340669