Author(s): Dr. S Velkumar

Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to find out the effect of circuit training with pranayama practices on selected motor ability components and skill performance variables among inter collegiate women volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of the present study, thirty women volleyball players were selected from the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University and Chettinadu medical university, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India. The subjects were randomly selected and their age ranged from18-25 years. The selected groups were divided into two equal groups each (n=15). Group I acted as Experimental Group and Group II acted as control group. The experimental group underwent the circuit training with pranayama practices. The control group was not undergone any training other than their daily activities. The duration of the training period was restricted to six weeks and the session for five days in a week. Circuit training is considered as the independent variables. The agility and flexibility were known as dependent variables. The statistical technique Analysis of ‘t’ test was used to analyze the pre-test and post-test data of experimental group and control group. The results showed that the circuit training with Pranayama practices Program group had significant improvement the selected criterion variables such as agility and flexibility compared to the control group.

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