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Effects of Plyometric Training on Endurance and Explosive Strength in Cricket Players

. Mahnoor Bugti, Muhammad Khan Bugti, Jawad Naweed, Haris Hassan , Humera Ambreen, Zahra Batool, Muhammad Mustafa, Jeetendar & Rameela Jabbar


Abstract

Background: Plyometric education is defined as a quick, effective movement concerning an eccentric contraction, followed immediately by way of an explosive concentric contraction.

Objective of study: The purpose of this study is to understand the significance of plyometric training on the enhancement of sports performance.

Methodology: It was Randomized Control Trial. (Experimental (Plyometric) & Control (Conventional training) with Sample size of 40 participant divided randomly into 2 groups (20 in each group) study duration was of 6 months after the approval. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. Data was collected from cricket clubs located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi according to inclusion exclusion criteria Inclusion Criteria: was Active Male cricket players, age between 18-30 years. Exclusion Criteria was History of trauma/injury in last 2 month. All young amateur athletes who had received no training protocol before were enrolled in the research further they were divided into 2 training protocols.

Result: Demographic characteristics like age weight gender of both groups were similar at baseline except height. Performance wise both the group were non similar at baseline, nonparametric analysis was done. According to Within group analysis results Both group showed significant improvement in athletic performance suggested by p value < 0.05.between group analysis states that no significant difference existed in both the groups they behaved similarly as far as performance is concerned.

Conclusion: It was hypothesized that there will be significant difference within both the groups but unfortunately the null hypothesis was failed to reject. Both the groups under appropriate designed protocol behaved similarly. Both group showed improvement in athletic performance. The result seems different from literature this could be due to inappropriate techniques followed by the athletes.

Keywords: Plyometric, trauma.

 

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