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Plyometric Training For Young Male Field Hockey Players, Vijaya Krishnan, Twincy Rajawadha
Plyometric Training For Young Male Field Hockey Players, Vijaya Krishnan, Twincy Rajawadha
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Background: Field hockey is a team sport requiring a combination of skill set to enhance a player’s performance. Power, Fitness and Agility are few such basic parameters. Newer training protocols are constantly explored to achieve the desired effect and plyometrics is one such method. It is also important to know how long lasting the effects of training are. Methodology: Fifty (50) male field hockey players at interschool and zonal level participated in the study. These sports specific parameters - lower limb power, fitness level and agility - were tested using the vertical jump test, 40-metre sprint test, and shuttle cross …