Influence of ballistic-power training on selected strength parameters and playing ability of cricket players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the ballistic-power training on selected strength parameters and playing ability of cricket players. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty cricket players have been randomly selected from various colleges in and around Salem district, Tamil Nadu State, India. The age of the subjects were ranged from 18 to 25 years. The criterion measures strength parameters such as shoulder strength & back strength and playing ability were selected. The subjects had past experience of at least three years in cricket and only who those represented their respective college teams were taken as subjects. The participants, as experimental and control groups, were randomly divided into two equal groups of fifteen each such as experimental and control groups. For six weeks, three days a week, one session daily, the experimental group took part in the ballistic-power training. The control group had things to do with their day-to-day operations and had no exceptional coaching. To determine whether there had been a significant improvement, the dependent 't' test was used to analyze the data, and an ANCOVA was used to see whether there had been any significant differences between the groups. To examine the level of significance difference, if any, across groups, the.05 level of confidence was fixed. It was concluded that 6 weeks of ballistic-power training programme was useful for improving the strength parameters such as shoulder strength and back strength and playing ability of cricket players.