Effect of Varied Intensities and Frequencies of Plyometric Training on the Performance of Selected Athletic Events in School Boys

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of varied intensities and frequencies of plyometric training on the performance of selected athletic events in school boys of sixteen to eighteen years of age. To facilitate the study, forty five school students of Government higher secondary school, Pottireddipatti, Namakkal were selected at random as subject and were divided in to three group namely control group, three days per week training group and four days per week training group. Participated in the plyometric training programme for a period of six weeks. During this period, the control group was not given any training. The data were collected on the selected athletic events, namely 100 meters dash, long jump and shot put respectively before training (pre-test) as well as after six weeks training (post test). The intensities of plymetric training was given to experimental group I three days in a week for 6 weeks while sixty percent intensities of plyometirc training was given to the experimental group II for four days in a week seventy percent intensities. The initial variable scores (pre test) were taken from the subjects before administrating the plyometric training. The subjects were involved with their respective intensities and frequencies of plyometric training for a period of six weeks under the personal supervision of the research scholar. At the end of six weeks the final scores (post test) were taken. The significance of the difference among the means of experimental group and control group for pre test and means were analysed by F ratio through analysis of variance. Analysis of co variance was used to compute the paired adjusted means. The significance was set at 0.05 level.

Author Name : Dr.P.Senthilkumar & S.Karthik

Keywords: Plyometric, Athletic Events, School Boys, Varied Intensities.