Author(s): Atul Sharma

Abstract:
The present study aimed to investigate the impact of a structured twelve-week conditioning training program on selected motor skills—specifically agility, balance, and coordination—among college-level male handball players in Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat. A total of thirty (N = 30) male athletes, aged 20 to 25 years, actively participating in collegiate handball competitions, were purposively selected for this experimental study. The conditioning program, comprising plyometric exercises, balance drills, agility ladders, cone drills, and core stabilization routines, was implemented three to five times weekly in accordance with training cycle and recovery requirements. Standardized field tests were used to assess the dependent variables: agility was measured via the Shuttle Run (AAHPER-YFT), balance using the Beam Walk Test (The New York State Physical Fitness Test), and coordination through the Obstacle Race Test (SCOT). Data were collected both before and after the intervention, and paired sample t-tests were applied using Microsoft Excel 2016 to determine the statistical significance of changes at a 0.05 level of confidence. Results demonstrated significant improvements across all three motor skills. Agility improved from a pre-test mean of 12.45 to a post-test mean of 11.83 (t = 4.01, p<0.05); balance improved from 16.53 to 18.54 (t = 2.81, p<0.05); and coordination improved from 29.41 to 27.85 (t = 3.64, p<0.05). These findings suggest that a well-designed and consistently implemented conditioning training protocol can significantly enhance fundamental motor abilities essential for handball performance at the collegiate level.

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