This study examined the effect of plyometric and resistance band training on overhead clear stroke of 12 years old badminton players via a 6-week intervention comprising plyometric and resistance band training sessions. The participants were ninety players (age, 12 years; height, 1.4-1.5m; body mass 30-40kg) comprised of 3 groups; plyometric training (n=30), resistance band training (n=30) and control group (n=30). The players completed the plyometric and resistance band training sessions. The badminton overhead clear stroke performance test (Onn, 1993) was conducted on 3 groups before and after the 6-weeks training. An ANCOVA was used to determine the changes between conditions and revealed the plyometric training significantly improved badminton overhead clear stroke (p< 0.05); pre: 5.20+0.49, post: 7.30+0.50 compared with resistance training (p< 0.05); pre: 5.21+0.31, post: 6.57+0.36 and control group (p< 0.05); pre: 5.22+0.29, post: 5.37+0.30. Although both experimental groups demonstrated a significant improvement as compared to the control group, the plyometric group showed a significant improvement as compared to the resistance group. Findings showed that 6 weeks of plyometric training was more effective compared with resistance band training in improving the performance of badminton overhead clear stroke.