Impact of Plyometric Training on Different Surfaces on Speed and Agility Performance of Male Volleyball Players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the impact of plyometric training on different surfaces on speed and agility performance of male volleyball players. To achieve this purpose forty five male volleyball players studying in the various courses, Annamalai university campus, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, were randomly selected and divided into three groups of fifteen each. The age of the subjects, ranged from 18 to 24 years. This study consisted of two experimental variables the plyometric training on sand surface (PTSSG) and the plyometric training on wooden surface (PTWSG). The allotment of groups was done at random, thus the Group-I underwent plyometric training on sand surface, the Group-II underwent plyometric training on wooden surface for three days per week for twelve weeks and the Group-III acted as control was not given any specific training.  All the subjects were tested prior to and after the experimentation period. The collected data were statistically treated by using ANCOVA, and 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the significance.  When the obtained ‘F’ ratio was significant, Scheffe’s post hoc test was used to find out the significant difference among the paired mean differences. The study revealed that the of plyometric training on sand surface and plyometric training on wooden surface groups have significantly improved in speed and agility as compared to the control group.  The result also reveals that the improved in speed and agility are significantly more for plyometric training on sand surface group as compared with plyometric training on wooden surface group.