Comparative effects of Plyometric and Resistance Training on Motor Components among College Football Players

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to find out the plyometric training and resistance training on motor components namely speed, muscular endurance, agility and explosive power college level football players. To achieve the purpose of the present study, forty five football players from Madurai, Tamilnadu were selected as subjects at random and their ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. The subjects were divided into three equal groups of fifteen football players each. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The subjects (N=45) were randomly assigned to three equal groups of fifteen football players each. The groups were assigned as plyometric training, resistance training and control group in an equivalent manner. The group I underwent plyometric training, group II underwent resistance training and group III acted as a control group. The two experimental groups were participated the training for a period of twelve weeks to find out the outcome of the training packages and the control group did not participated in any training programme. The variable to be used in the present study was collected from all subjects before they have to treat with the respective treatments. It was assumed as pre-test. After completion of treatment they were tested again as it was in the pre-test on all variables used in the present study. This test was assumed as post-test. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied because the subjects were selected random, but the groups were not equated in relation to the factors to be examined. Hence the difference between means of the four groups in the pre-test had to be taken into account during the analysis of the post-test differences between the means. This was achieved by the application of the analysis of covariance, where the final means were adjusted for differences in the initial means, and the adjusted means were tested for significance. When ever the adjusted post-test means were found significant, the scheffe’s post-hoc test was administer to find out the paired means difference. To test the obtained results on variables, level of significance 0.05 was chosen and considered as sufficient for the study. The plyometric training and resistance training produced significant improvement in motor components.

Author Name : K.S.Shanmugasundaram & Dr. C. Ramesh

Keywords: Plyometric, Resistance, Speed, Muscular Endurance, Football.