EFFECT OF EIGHT WEEKS PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL LEVEL FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Ms. Komal and Dr. Th. Nandalal Singh

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks plyometric training on the performance of school national level female basketball players. A total of thirty female (N=30) school national level female basketball players ranging between 16-19 years of age were taken as subjects for the purpose of the study. The subjects were randomly selected and training was conducted at Government Senior Secondary Girls School, Mall Road, Amritsar. The subjects were further separated into two groups i.e. Group-A (N=15) as experimental group and Group-B (N=15) as control group. The performance variables were selected for the purpose of the study: Performance (Johnson Basketball Test, C. Meyers, 1974) namely Dribble Test, Field Goal Speed Test & Basketball Throw for Accuracy. To compare the mean difference between the data, t test was computed with the help of SPSS Software and level of significance chosen was 0.05.  The findings of the present study have strongly indicates that Plyometric training of eight weeks have significant effect on the performance of school national level female basketball players.

Keywords: Plyometric Training, Performance, Female, National Level, Basketball Players.