Impact of Core and Plyometrics Training on Anxiety among Women Basketball Players

Abstract:

Aim of this study was to find out the impact of core and plyometrics training on anxiety 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 Core Training group, Plyometric training group and Control group. Experimental group such as Core training group, Plyometric training group underwent respective training for 12 weeks duration. The dependent variable selected for this study was Anxiety. Anxiety was assessed through SCAT Questionnaire. 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. Anxiety 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: Core Training, Plyometric Training, Anxiety.