2023, Vol. 10, Issue 6, Part E

This study aimed to examine the effect of Surya Namaskar exercise on the agility performance of junior football players in the Sport to Football Academy in Wayanad, Kerala. A total of 20 players between the ages of 14 and 17 were chosen to participate in the study. The researchers focused on two main factors: the Surya Namaskar training (which was the independent variable) and agility (which was the dependent variable). Data was collected through tests conducted before and after a 6-week period of Surya Namaskar training. The participants underwent both the initial test and the final test.

The researchers used descriptive analysis and paired t-tests to compare the average agility scores before and after the training. They set a significance level of 0.05 to determine if any differences observed were statistically significant. The results of the statistical analysis showed that the calculated t-value (6.339) exceeded the tabulated t-value (2.024), and the p-value (0.000) was less than 0.05. This indicates that there is a significant difference between the scores obtained in the pre-test and post-test agility evaluations. In simpler terms, the study’s findings clearly show a noticeable improvement in agility after the participants underwent the Surya Namaskar training.