Effect of weight training and resistance training on selected biomotor, physiological and skill varriables among Tamilnadu state hockey players

Abstract

To achieve the purpose of this study, sixty hockey players, who participated in the state coaching camps organized by Sports Authority of Tamil Nadu, were selected as subjects at random. They were divided into three groups at random again consisting twenty subjects in each group and they were randomly assigned as experimental group I (WT Weight Training) and Experimental group II (RT Resistance Training) and control group. Taking into consideration of feasibility criteria, availability of instruments and the relevance of the biomotor variables Speed, Leg strength, Shoulder strength, Cardiovascular Endurance, physiological variables, Resting Pulse Rate, Breath Holding Time, Vital Capacity, skill variables, Dribbling, Pushing, Hitting and Scooping were selected. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre test and post test. The experimental groups participated in their respective weight training and resistance training for a period of twelve weeks. The post tests were conducted on the above said dependent variables after the experimental period of twelve weeks for all the three groups. Data collected on the selected variables before and after the training period of twelve weeks were subjected to statistical treatment using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to find out whether the mean differences were significant or not. newline