Author(s): Abraham Samson D, Jim Reeves Silent Night D and Thanalakshmi R

Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of plyometric training weight training and combination training on explosive power of volleyball players, sixty men college volleyball players were selected as subjects from Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. The age of the subjects ranged from 17 to 22 years the selected subjects were divided into four groups of fifteen each. Group I underwent Plyometric Training (PTG), Group II underwent Weight Training (WTG), Group III underwent combination of plyometric and weight training (CTG) were given for three alternate days in a week for a period of twelve weeks. Group IV acted as Control Group (CG). the subjects underwent. The plyometric training, weight training and combination of trainings, The data collected from the four groups before and after the experimental period The explosive power was measured using vertical jump tests, the collected data were statistically examined for significant improvement by dependent 't' test, The initial means and to test the adjusted post test means for significant differences among the groups, the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used. Whenever the 'F' ratio for adjusted post test means was found to be significant, the Scheffe's test was followed as a post hoc test to determine which of the paired means difference was significant, the result shows that the statistical results showing that there was a significant improvement due to the effect of the PTG, WTG and CTG on selected variable explosive power when compared to the CG. There would be significant differences on improvement of explosive power among the PTG, WTG and CTG and CG and It was concluded that combination of training programs group is better than plyometric training, weight training and control groups in improving Explosive power.

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