Author(s): R Mala and Dr. P Manjupushpa

Abstract:
The study was to find out the effect of Specific Skill training with Pilate’s training on fitness variables of school level volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of this study, thirty players were randomly selected from Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore and their ages were ranged between 13 and 17 years. All the subjects were divided in to two groups with 15 subjects each as experimental (Group-I) and control group (Group-II). Group-I underwent specific skill training with Pilates training for a period of twelve weeks and group-II acted as control who did not participate in any special training other than the routine. The data were collected before and after the training period of 12 weeks and the data collected were statically analyzed by‘t’ test, which was used to find out the significant improvement on selected parameters and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant difference if any among the post test means of experimental and control group on each parameters separately. The result shows that there was a significant improvement in the agility and leg explosive power.

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