AN IMPACT OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT MENTAL TRAINING ON SELECTED PSYCHOMOTOR VARIABLE AMONG INTER COLLEGIATE WOMEN SOCCER PLAYERS

Dr. K. A Ramesh

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2016

AN IMPACT OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT MENTAL TRAINING ON SELECTED PSYCHOMOTOR VARIABLE AMONG INTER COLLEGIATE WOMEN SOCCER PLAYERS

Dr. K. A Ramesh

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of Plyometric training with and without Mental Training on selected psychomotor variable among Inter Collegiate women Soccer Players. To achieve the purpose of the study, forty five(N=45) women Soccer Players studying at Various Colleges in Pudukkottai District, Tamilnadu, India who have participated inter collegiate Soccer Tournament during the academic year 2015–2016 were selected randomly as subjects. The subjects were divided into three groups of fifteen each, namely Plyometric training with mental training (n–15), Plyometric training without mental training (n–15) and Control group. The training period was limited to twelve weeks. Among variable psychomotor variables only Reaction ability was selected as criterion variable and it was assessed by Ball reaction exercise test. The selected variable was assessed prior to and immediately after the training period. The data obtained from all the groups before and after the experimental period were statistically analyzed by Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Whenever ‘F’ ratio for adjusted Post test means was found to be significant, the Scheffe’s test was applied as post–hoc test to determine the paired mean’s differences. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 levels for all the cases to find out the significance. The results showed that there was a significant difference among Plyometric training with Mental Training, Plyometric training without Mental Training and control groups on Reaction ability among Inter Collegiate women Soccer Players. Among the experimental groups, Plyometric training with Mental Training group significantly improved in Reaction Ability than that of Plyometric training without Mental Training