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Effectiveness of Plyometric Training versus Speed Agility Quickness Training on Agility and Performance among Elite Hockey Players - A Comparative Study

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Saru Subramanian, Angel Rose James Samuel, Indumathi Vellaisamy, Pradeepa Mani, Sivakumar Chinnusamy
» doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.6.2024.6221-6229

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Background: Field hockey participation may contribute to player’s health through the well-known benefits of regular exercise. However, participation in field hockey also entails a risk of injury. In field hockey, as well as in other sports, this information can aid researchers and health professionals in developing appropriate strategies to reduce and control injuries. Agility is an ability of the neuromuscular system to coordinate explosive changes of direction of an individual and/or multiple body segments in all planes of motion. Objectives: The study's primary objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of Plyometric training versus Speed agility quickness training to improve agility and performance among Elite hockey players. Subjects and methods: 30 Subjects with Essential hypertension were selected for this study based on the selection criteria. Group A consisting of 15 subjects and they were treated with Plyometric training. Group B consisting of 15 subjects and they were treated Speed agility quickness training. The objective and the aim of the study were clearly explained to the ethical committee of PPG College of Physiotherapy and permission was obtained. Both the groups received before the treatment sessions a basic warm up slow jog and dynamic stretching for 5 minutes and plyometric training was given for 45min/day for 8 weeks, and Speed agility quickness training was given for 45mins/day for 8 weeks. The pre and post-test value of agility and performance using Illinois agility test and 50meter dash test. The data was recorded and analyzed. The treatment session was conducted for 3 days a week for 8 week. Results: Thus, the resultant of the study shows that in paired‘t’ test, the obtained result was 2.145 greater than observed calculated probability. In unpaired‘t’ test post- post comparison results was 4.3, 5.4 greater than observed‘t’ value was 2.048. It showed that there was significant improvement on agility and performance. Eventually, alternate hypothesis is accepted. Conclusion: In this study both training were trained for 8 weeks. Therefore, the study concluded that Plyometric training shows highly significant improvement in agility and performance among elite Hockey players. Clinical Implications: Buteyko breathing technique along with Aerobic reducing Blood pressure and improving Functional Capacity in essential hypertensive subjects.

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