Effect of Swiss Ball Training on Selected Fitness and Skill Performance Variables among Elite Football Players

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of Swiss ball training on selected fitness and skill performance variables among elite foot ball players. Thirty women football players were selected as subjects from Sri Sarada College, Salem. The players who participated in state and inter university football tournament were selected as subjects on a purpose random sampling. As per the university regulation their age was ranged from 20 to 24 years. They were divided into two groups such as experimental group and control group of fifteen each. During the training programme the experimental group underwent Swiss ball training along with their regular physical activities for five days in a week for eight weeks and the control group was not exposed to any training other than their regular physical activities. The subjects were tested prior to and after the experimentation on the selected fitness and skill performance variables such as muscular strength, explosive power, dribbling and kicking performance. The collected data from the subjects initial and final readings were statistically analyzed to assess the significance by computing‘t’ ratio. The level of significance was chosen at 0.05 level of confidence which was considered adequate for the purpose of the study. The findings of the study showed that there was a significant improvement found between pre and post test on selected fitness and skill performance variables among elite football players. Further the result also indicated that the eight weeks of Swiss ball training have contributed significantly on the muscular strength, explosive power, dribbling and kicking performance.

Author Name : S.Ramya & Dr.Amsa Natarajan

Keywords: Swiss ball training, muscular strength, explosive power, dribbling and kicking performance.


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