Influence of Medicine Ball Training on Selected Strength and Power Parameters among Volleyball Players

Author(s) Name: Dr. R.Chinnaiyan

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of medicine ball training on selected strength and power parameters among volleyball players. To achieve the purpose 20 volleyball players were randomly selected as subjects from the department of physical education, Annamalai University. The subject were divided into two groups each comprising of 10 each as experimental and control groups.  The average age, height, and weight of the experimental group were 19.3 +/-   2.7 years, 168  +/-  4.1 cm and 59.8 +/- 3.6 kg.   The average age, height, and weight of the control group were 19.7 +/- 3.1 years, 166.5 +/- 3.9 cm and 61.5+/- 4.3 kg respectively. Apart from regular volleyball practice the experimental group had undergone 40 minutes of medicine ball training 5 days in a week for 6 weeks.  The criterion variables confined to this study were Arm strength, Strength endurance, Explosive power and these parameters were measured before and after the training programme.  The collected data were statistically analysed by using analysis of co variance (ANCOVA) .On the basis of the result, it was found that there was significant improvement on strength and power parameters among volleyball players of experimental group.

Keywords: Medicine ball Training, Strength Endurance, Explosive Power.

Please cite this article as: Dr. R.Chinnaiyan. Influence of Medicine Ball Training on Selected Strength and Power Parameters among Volleyball Players. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 2015, 2, 5(20), 99-102.