Currently, badminton gains more and more popularity among the students of generally education schools. This paper contains the conclusions and recommendations resulted from the empirical studies, the research results have been summarized and presented in charts. Competitive actions of badminton players involve the performance of technical and tactical maneuvers during the platform game. As is known, competitions can be won due to the ability to focus attention and thinking on the current situation in the game, to increase the speed of reaction of a single movement using the enemy's weak points and applying a variety of counter shots. Based on the results of the study, conclusions are drawn that will allow the badminton trainer to apply his/her experience in selecting schoolchildren for badminton training, including with the use of these tests. It will likely be possible that the badminton athletes can use the results obtained in analyzing tactics of upcoming games, and will optimize their sports activities in the future, especially in the competitive period. It is thought that the result of the study can be used in selecting children for badminton training at children's and youth sports schools (CYSS). Keywords: Schoolchildren, sports selection, competitions, badminton, speed of action, single movement, badminton game, reaction time.