Isolated and Combined Effect of Game Specific Circuit Training and Plyometric Training on Selected Physical Fitness Physiological Haematological and Skill Variables among Handball Players

Abstract

The isolated and combined effect of game-specific circuit training and newlineplyometric training in on selected physical fitness, physiological, haematological and newlineskill variables among handball players was the problem statement. Sixty-four trained newlinehandball players who participated in the inter-collegiate handball championships of newlineMahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala was selected as the subjects for the newlineresearch purpose. The selected subjects were categorised into four, namely isolated newlineplyometric training group, isolated game-specific circuit group, plyometrec and gamespecific newlinejoined group and control group. Each group was comprised of sixteen handball newlineplayers. Isolated plyometric training, isolated game-specific circuit training and newlinecombined plyometric and game-specific training were given to three colleges for thrice newlinea week for twelve weeks. No training was given to the fourth college as they were newlineassigned as the control group. The speed, explosive power, cardiovascular endurance newline(physical fitness variables), vital capacity, respiratory rate (physiological variables), newlinered blood corpuscles count, haemoglobin count (haematological variables), high newlinedribble and passing ability (skill variables) were the criterion variables selected for the newlineresearch. After the pre-test and post-test assessment, the collected data were newlinestatistically treated with Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). When the statistical newlinetreatment over, the posthoc evaluation were carried out to measure corresponding newlinemean differences. All the variables except haemoglobin showed significant newlineimprovement with the training. Combined training group exhibited improvement in newlineperformance while compared to other groups in selected variables newline