Influence of Swissball Training on Selected Performance Factors among Cricket Players

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to find out the influence of swissball training on selected performance factors among
cricket players. It was hypothesized that there would be significant differences on selected performance factors due to the effect of swissball training among cricket players. For the present study the 30 male cricket players from Chennai region, Tamilnadu were selected at random and their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. For the present study pre test – post test random group design which consists of control group and experimental group was used. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups of fifteen players each and named as Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. Group ‘A’ underwent swissball training and Group ‘B’ has not undergone any training. The performance factors such as bowling and batting were assessed by expert’s rating. The data was collected before and after twelve weeks of training. The data was analyzed by applying dependent ‘t’ test. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The experimental group showed better improvement on bowling and batting among cricket players than the control group.

Author Name : U. Hithayathullah & Dr.B.S.Shay in Sha

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1064407

Keywords: Swissball training, Bowling, Batting, Cricket.