Strength and Aerobic with Skill Training Effects on Skill Performance of the Collegiate Footballers

Abstract:

To examine the training effects due to the strength and aerobic training with skill training on skill performance of collegiate male footballers. To analyse this purpose, eighty male intercollegiate football players from Karnataka state were selected at (mean (SD) age 20.9± (1.3) years); height 166 cm ± 6 cm; weight 65 ± 3.8 kg. The selected eighty subjects were equally divided into four groups namely Aerobic Training with Skill Training (ATWST), Strength Training with Skill Training (STWST), Combination of Aerobic and Strength Training with Skill Training (CASTWST) and Control Group (CG). The three experimental groups underwent the training programmes for 12 weeks (five sessions a week) as follows: ATWST (n = 20), Aerobic Training With Skill Training; STWST (n = 20), Strength Training With Skill Training; CASTWST (n = 20), Combination of Aerobic and Strength Training with Skill Training and CG (n=20) did not participate in any specific training in different orders during the same training session. All the subjects were evaluated before (T0) and after (T1) the training period using two specific skill tests with the selected variables of dribbling and passing. t test, anova, ancova and scheffee’s post-hoc test were applied. The selected variables show significant changes from pre-test to post-test. Combination of Aerobic and Strength Training with Skill Training show better improvement.

Author Name : N. Narasimha Murthy & Dr. S. Suthakar

Keywords: (ATWST)-Aerobic Training With Skill Training, (STWST) Strength Training With Skill Training, (CASTWST) Combination of Aerobic and Strength Training with Skill Training, Speed and Agility.