Effect of interval training and yogic practices on achievement motivation among women Kho Kho players

Abstract

The Aim of the study was to find out the effect of Interval Training and Yogic Practices on Achievement Motivation among Women Kho Kho Players. The investigator randomly selected 90 women Kho Kho players (n= 90), who competed at inter collegiate level sports competitions and the age of players were between 17 and 21 years. They were divided into three groups with thirty subjects each (n = 30) at random again consisting thirty subjects in each group and they were randomly assigned as experimental group I Interval Training, Experimental group II Yogic Practices and control group (CG). Achievement Motivation has selected as criterion variable of this study. The experimental groups underwent Interval Training and Yogic Practices for eight weeks three days per week and a session on each day. The difference between the Pre-test and post-test means were subjected to statistical treatment using ANCOVA, In all cases 0.05 level was fixed to test the hypothesis of the study, which was considered as an appropriate. It was concluded from the result of the study that there was a significant improvement (p≤0.05) due to Interval Training and Yogic Practices on Achievement Motivation as compared to control group.