Effect of Explosive Training on Selected Performance Related Variables among University Men Volleyball Players

Author(s) Name: Dr. B. Swaminathan

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of explosive training on selected performance related variables among university men Volleyball players. To achieve this purpose of this study, thirty men Volleyball players studying in the Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India, during the academic year 2016 – 2018 were randomly selected as subjects.  The age, height and weight of the selected subjects were ranged from 18 to 23 years, 175 to 185 cm and 65 to 79 kilogram respectively. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups of fifteen subjects each at random. Group I underwent explosive training for three days per week for twelve weeks. Group II acted as control that did not undergo any special training programme apart from their regular physical education activities as per their curriculum. In this study, the explosive training was selected as independent variable. The following variables namely passing ability and serving ability were selected as criterion variables. The pre and post test random group design was used as experimental design. The data were collected from the two groups at prior to and immediately after the training programme on selected dependent variable such as passing ability and serving ability by using Russel Lange Volleyball test. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to determine the differences, if any, among the adjusted post test means on selected dependent variables. The .05 level of confidence was fixed as the level of significance. The results of the study showed there was a significant difference between explosive training group and control group on selected performance related variables such as passing ability and serving ability. The explosive training showed significant improvement on selected performance related variables such as passing ability and serving ability. 

 Keywords: Explosive Training, Performance Related Variables, Passing Ability, Serving Ability.

Cite this Article: Dr. B. Swaminathan (2018). Effect of Explosive Training on Selected Performance Related Variables among University Men Volleyball Players. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 5, 4(6), 28-30.