Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to find out the effect of Basketball Specific Training on selected physical fitness variables among the intercollegiate men basketball players of Mangalore University. For this purpose, thirty men basketball players in the age group of 18 – 25 years were selected as subjects. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups, Group-I: Basketball Specific Training Group (BSTG) (n=15) underwent specific training and Group–II: Control Group (CG) (n=15) which did not participate in training but allowed to play basketball regularly. The training programme was five days per week for twelve weeks. Prior to and after the training period, the subjects were tested for speed, explosive power, flexibility and agility. These were assessed by administering 50 Meters Dash, Vertical Jump, Sit and Reach Test and Boom rang Test respectively. The statistical tool used for the present study was ‘t’ test. After applying the ‘t’ test, it was found that there was a significant improvement in the selected physical fitness variables such as speed, explosive power, flexibility and agility of the Basketball Specific Training Group when compared with control group. Based on the results it was concluded that the Basketball Specific Training significantly improved the selected physical variables such as speed, explosive power, flexibility and agility of male Basketball players.
Author Name : Adengada A. Kushalappa & Dr. S. Suthakar
Keywords: Basketball Specific Training, Speed, Explosive Power, Flexibility, Agility.
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