Influence of Circuit Training on Selected Physical Fitness Components among Volleyball Players

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of circuit training on selected physical fitness components among volleyball players. For the purpose of the study 30 college level men volleyball players from Selvam College of Physical Education, Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India and age ranged from18 to 24 years from were selected as subjects. They were further divided into experimental and control group randomly after the preliminary tests taken for the study. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The subjects (n=30) were randomly assigned to two equal groups of fifteen men students each. The groups were assigned as experimental group (EG) and control group (CG) in an equivalent manner. The experimental group participated in the circuit training for a period of six weeks. The training programme was scheduled at 6.30 to 7.30 am for three days in a week. In this study, standing broad jump was conducted to find out the leg explosive power and the unit of measurement was in centimeters, shuttle run was conducted to find out the agility and the unit of measurement was in 1/100 of the seconds, 1 mile run was conducted to find out the Cardio respiratory endurance and the unit of measurement was in 1/100 of the seconds, 50 meters run was conducted to find out the speed and the unit of measurement was in 1/100 of the seconds. The variable used in the present study was collected from all subjects before they had treat with the respective treatments. It was assumed as pre-test. After completion of treatment they were again tested on all variables used in the present study. This test was assumed as post-test. The data pertaining to the influence of circuit training for enhancing performance of selected physical fitness components among volleyball players was examined by paired ‘t’ ratio. It was observed that there was significant improvement in the speed and agility of the experimental group owing to circuit training.

Author Name : Dr.D.Selvapandian

Keywords: Circuit Training, Volleyball, Speed, Agility.