EFFECT OF AQUATIC AND NON AQUATIC TRAINING ON SPEED AND AGILITY AMONG MALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of aquatic and non-aquatic training on speed and agility  among male volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of the study, sixty male volleyball players from various institutions of SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India, were selected as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 25 years. The subjects were divided into three groups of twenty each (n=20). Group I underwent aquatic training, Group II underwent non-aquatic training and Group III acted as Control. The duration of the training five days per week for twelve weeks. Prior to and after the training period the subjects were tested for, speed and agility was measured by 50 meters dash and shuttle run. The statistical tool were used for the present study is ANCOVA and Scheffe’s Post-Hoc test. The result of the study was a significant increase on speed and agility after twelve weeks of aquatic and non-aquatic training programme. However the increase was favour of experimental groups. There was a significant difference was occurred between experimental groups and control group after twelve weeks of aquatic and non-aquatic training programme.