Author(s): P Selvakumar

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was investigated the effect of Running ABC Training on agility and coordination among football players. To achieve the purpose of the study, thirty football players from Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, were selected as subjects. Their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. The thirty subjects were divided into two groups of fifteen (15) subjects each. Group I underwent Running ABC Training (RABCT), group II acted as control they did not participate any activities. Experimental group have training programmes for 12 weeks of training in addition to their regular programmes in their curriculum design. For that purpose, the agility and coordination selected as dependent variables for this study. Agility and coordination was assessed by 4x10 meters shuttle run test and juggling test. Since no effort was taken to pair the groups in any way and therefore to eliminate the variation in pre-test mean. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was applied as statistical tool for the present study. Significant at 0.05 level of significance. The data were examined by applying SPSS measurable package in the computer. The results of the study show that Running ABC Training group have improved their agility and coordination compared with control group.

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