Influence of agility ladder training with lead-up activities on selected skill performance variables of volleyball players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigated the impact of intervention training programs, specifically ladder training combined with lead-up activities, on the skills of volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of this study, a total of 45 men volleyball players from the Chennai district were randomly selected as subjects. These players fell within the age range of 17 to 25 years. To form groups, they were divided into three equal sections using a random sample method. The first group, referred to as Intervention Group I, received agility ladder training combined with lead-up activities (ALTWLA), Intervention Group II (IVG-2), underwent Agility ladder training without lead up activities (ALTWOLA). And Non-intervention Group (NIVG), did not undergo any specific training and served as a comparison to the intervention groups. ANOVA (Analysis of Covariance) was used to analyse the data. Since all three groups were compared, the Scheffe's test was used as a post hoc test to identify any paired mean differences that may have existed whenever the acquired