Effect of asana on explosive strength and flexibility on kho-kho players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of Asana on Explosive Strength and Flexibility of Kho-kho Players. To achieve the purpose of these study 30 male players were selected from the State level players of Gujarat, India, at random and their age ranges from 15 to 17 years and all of them healthy and normal. They were divided into two groups and designed as Experimental and Control group fifteen male players each team. The experimental groups underwent a six weeks of Asana training were given. The control group was not allowed to participate in any of the training programme except their routine Kho-kho practice session. The collected data were analyzed by using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the study showed that Asana can be an effective training programme to increase the Explosive Strength and Flexibility of Kho-kho players.