ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED GENERAL FITNESS VARIABLES OF SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT OF TAMILNADU THROUGH SELECTED YOGIC PRACTICES COMBINED WITH PLYOMETICS

Keywords

Yogic practices, Plyometric training, combined yogic practices and Plyometric training Speed

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the selected general fitness variables of school volleyball players in Tiruchirappalli District of tamilnadu through selected yogic practices combined with plyometics. To achieve this purpose, sixty (N=60) boys school Volleyball players in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamilnadu, India were selected as subjects. The athletes’ age ranged between 14 and 16 years. The subjects were divided at random into four groups of fifteen each (n=15). Group-I underwent Yogic practices, Group-II underwent Plyometric training, Group-III underwent combined yogic practices and plyometric training and Group-IV acted as Control. All the Experimental groups undergo their respective training for 8 weeks in addition to the regular training as per School curriculum. Among various general fitness variables, Speed only was selected as dependent variable and it was assessed by 50 meters run test. The data was collected from the four groups prior to and post experimentation on Speed was statistically analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Hence, whenever the obtained f-ratio value was significant the Scheffe’s test was applied as post hoc test to determine the paired mean differences, if any. In all the cases 0.05 level of significance was fixed. The results of the study showed there was a significant differences among the selected groups, further the results showed, combined yogic practices and plyometric training group was better than other groups on the development of Speed.