EFFECT OF SAND TRAINING ON SELECTED SKILL PERFORMANCE-RELATED VARIABLES FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Abstract

It was expected that sand training would have a beneficial effect on specific skill-performance parameters among football players. Twenty-five football players aged between 18 and 24 were selected by random selection from the Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India, in order to carry out this study. 15 each were assigned to two groups. The G-1 group went through six weeks of sand training, while the G-2 group did nothing but follow their regular routine. The dependent variables were passing and dribbling. Passing is evaluated by the Mor-Christian General Soccer Ability Test, and dribbling is evaluated by the Mor-Christian General Soccer Ability Test. The study used a random group design at pre and post-tests. An ‘ANOVA’ test was used to find out whether there was a significant change in selected variables from the baseline to the end of the six week training period. Data collected were analysed statistically using the ANOVA test to check for changes in variables from the baseline to the end of the training period. The sand training study showed that football players significantly improved their skill performance-related variables.