Instant effect of selected Pranayam practices on the performance of penalty stroke of hockey players

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of the study was to investigate the instant effect of selected pranayam Practices on the penalty stroke of hockey players. Material and Methods: 24 female players aged between 17 to 25 years who have been participated in north zone Hockey intervarsity held at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh University in 2015-16 were selected as the subject for the study. The subjects were attending Hockey camp for seven days in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh University stadium was selected and a part of routine exercise during the period of experiment, however their dietary habits as per their socio-economic status. To find out the effect of exercises, the pre and post data were collected before and after the experimental programme. Statistical Process: The 3 point scale was used in order to obtain the collection of the data. For the statistical analysis ‘t’ test was applied a t0.05 level of significance. Results: On the basis of the finding of the study the following conclusion were drawn that there was a significant difference found in the penalty stroke of the Hockey players.