Effect of strength and explosive training on selected performance variables among college women volleyball players

Abstract

To achieve the purpose of the study, sixty (60) college women volleyball players who participated in intercollegiate tournaments affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India during the academic year 2024–2025 were selected as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 25 years. The selected subjects were randomly divided into three groups of twenty each (N = 20). Group I underwent strength training (STG), Group II underwent explosive training (ETG) and group III acted as control group (CG) they did not undergo any specific training other than their regular volleyball practice. The selected performance variables were vertical jump, reaction time, agility and blocking height. The experimental groups underwent their respective training programmes for a period of twelve weeks, three days per week, on alternate days, in addition to their regular schedule. All the subjects were tested prior to and immediately after the training period on the selected variables. The data were statistically analysed using paired sample ‘t’-test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to find out the significant differences among the groups. Scheffe’s post hoc test was applied to determine the paired mean differences when the ‘F’ ratio was found significant. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 for all cases.