Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to find out the influence of circuit training on selected physical fitness variables among women hockey players. For the purpose of the study 30 college level men hockey players, age ranging between 18 and 25 years from were selected as subjects from Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India. They were further divided into experimental and control group randomly after the preliminary tests taken for the study. All students in this institution had identical and controlled living condition with variation in socio-economic background. The investigator was well acquainted with the subjects being a student himself in the same institution. This institution being a fully residential institution this study was planned out as they could be taken into confidence and control. Prior to the administration of further procedures a series of meetings was held with subjects they were made clear about the objectives and purpose of the study. Testing and training procedures were also explained to them in details. They were requested to co-operate and participate actively for the same. After the pre-test condition they were randomly distributed to experimental and control group of fifteen each. 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.
Author Name : Dr. M. Suresh Kumar
Keywords: Circuit Training, Women, Hockey, Agility, Speed, Explosive Strength.
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