2023, Vol. 10, Issue 6, Part E

The purpose of the study was to find out the combined effect of specific soccer training and hatha yogic practices on selected motor fitness variables among soccer players. To achieve this purpose, thirty male players were selected as subjects, their aged between to 16 to 19 years, they are studying in the various schools in Chengalpattu district. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups of fifteen subjects each, namely combination of specific soccer training and hatha yogic practices group and control group. The specific soccer training and hatha yogic practices group trained for combination of specific soccer training and hatha yogic practices three sets per exercise per session at 60 to 80% with a progressive increase in load with the number of weeks. Strength endurance and agility were selected as criterion variables and they were tested by using sit-ups and shuttle run respectively. ANCOVA was used to find out the significant difference if any between the groups. The results of the study showed that there was a significant differences on strength endurance and agility between combination of specific soccer training and hatha yogic practices group and control group.