JOURNAL OF LIAONING TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

EFFECTS OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING AND HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING ON SPEED AND AGILITY IN MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Mudassar Ali, Dr.Muhammad Danial Baig Chughtai (PT), Dr. Suneeta Tariq PT, Dr. Zain Ali Bal; PT, Dr. Neha Yaqoob, Dr. Muqadas Majeed, Ahsan Taqweem

ABSTRACT

Football, being an intense sport, requires features such as speed, strength, agility and endurance to boost in these physical characteristics, athletes undergo through some specific exercise regimens. Of all the training techniques, Plyometric Training (PT) and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are used most commonly and each works in a different way. Objective : To determine the effect of plyometric training and high intensity interval training on speed and agility in male football players Method :A randomized clinical trial was conducted .Data was gathered from fame club and model town football club Lahore .30 Participants was randomly allocated by probability simple sampling techniques in two groups. Group A participants undergone plyometric training and group B received High-Intensity Interval Training for 4 session per week up to 8 week. 50 meters’ linear sprint test for speed and T test for agility assessment were utilized as assessment tool. Study ran March 2023 September 2023. Version 25 of SPSS was employed for statistical analysis. Results : Revealed Agility T Test after Intervention show mean ±SD of group A 35.009±276 and group B 34.001±2.68 with mean difference (-2.601), and p value (.021) shown significant differences between groups after Intervention. 50 meters’ linear sprint test after Intervention show mean ±SD of group A 32.001±2.810 and group B 31.00±2.79 with mean difference (-2.601) and p value (.023) shown significant differences between groups after Intervention. Conclusion : Study's findings suggest that plyometric training and high intensity interval training both can enhance speed and agility in male football players but comparatively plyometric training showed more improvement

Keywords: FOOTBALL PLAYERS, SPEED, AGILITY, PLYOMETRIC TRAINING, HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING