Effect of resistance training on speed, agility and power of Mekane Selam football club in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of resistance training on speed, agility and power of football players. All off thirty two (32) soccer players who was the only football players at Mekane Selam football club were conveniently selected and participated voluntarily in the research. Among those half of them were randomly selected as EG which specially prepared resistance training was applied and the rest were CG. Weight and height averages of EG and CG were similar which is 59.45 Kg and 59.96 Kg in weight and 1.75m and 1.76m in height respectively. Before training, PT of two groups of sixteen (16) players (30MAT and 60MST for speed test, Zig-Zag Test and IAT for agility test and PMT and SJT for power test) were recorded. The resistance training were implemented on the EG three time a week, 45 to 60 min a day. After two months, posttest measurement on the same parameters was taken. The difference between the tests were analyzed statistically, with paired sample “t” test at p