IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

An Evaluation of Six-Week Ballistic Power Training Influence on Specific Power Variables among Soccer Players

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Sivakumar, R., Arumugam, S.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of six weeks of ballistic power training on chosen power characteristics among soccer players. Twenty (20) male soccer players ranging in age from 21 to 24 years were chosen at random from the Inter-department soccer players at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. They randomly separated the subjects into two equal groups, Ballistic Power Training Group (BPTG) (N=10) and Control Group (CG) (N=10). A six-week ballistic power training course has been designed to assess the effectiveness of the offered training regimen on soccer players' shoulder and leg explosive power. The selected power variables, such as shoulder explosive power and leg explosive power, were examined using the 'Overhead medicine ball throw test and Sargent vertical jump test' before and after the six-week ballistic power training programme. Significant positive changes in shoulder explosive power and leg explosive power were discovered by assessing and comparing pre-test and post-test scores using the paired sample 't' test and ANCOVA among BPTG and CG football players. As a result of this study, it was established that a six-week ballistic power training regimen was helpful in improving shoulder explosive power and leg explosive power among soccer players. However, the control group did not show any significant positive changes in shoulder and leg explosive power because they were not engaged in any specific training programme aside from their routine work.

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