Effect of Swissball Training on Selected Physical Variables among Inter-collegiate Male Hockey Players

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of swissball training on selected physical variables among inter-collegiate male hockey players. It was hypothesized that there would be significant differences on selected physical variables due to the effect of swissball among inter-collegiate male hockey players. For the present study the 36 male intercollegiate level players were selected as subjects at random from affiliated colleges of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India and their ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. For the present study pre test – post test random group design which consists of control group and experimental group was used. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups of eighteen each and named as Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. Group ‘A’ underwent swissball training and Group ‘B’ have not underwent any training. Speed was assessed by 50 metre dash and agility was assessed by shuttle run. The data was collected before and after twelve weeks of training. The data was analyzed by applying Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA). The level of significance was set at 0.05. The swissball training had positive impact on speed and agility among inter-collegiate male hockey players.

Author Name : C. Balaji & Dr.B.S.Sha in Sha

Keywords: Swissball, Speed, Agility, Hockey.