Effect of Specific Training Methods on Selected Speed Performance among Women Basketball Players

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of specific training methods on selected Speed performance among women Basketball players. For this purpose, forty five women Basketball players selected from various colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli during the academic year of 2014-2015 were selected as subjects. The age, were ranged between 18 to 21 years. Subjects were divided into three equal groups of fifteen namely Plyometric training group, Weight training group and Control group. Experimental group such as Plyometric training group, Weight training group underwent respective training for 12 weeks duration. The dependent variable selected for this study was Speed. Speed was assessed through 50 meters run test. All the subjects were tested prior to and immediately after the training period of twelve weeks for all the selected variables. The data collected data from the three groups prior to and immediately after the training programme on the selected criterion variables were statistically analyzed with Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Whenever the „F‟ ratio for adjusted post test means was found to be significant, Scheffe‟s post hoc test was followed to determine which of the paired mean differences was significant. In all the cases 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the hypotheses. Speed showed significant difference among the groups. Plyometric training group showed better performance than other selected groups.

Author Name : V. Raja Saro & Dr. A. S. Nageswaran

Keywords: Speed, Plyometric Training, Weight Training.