Effect of Yoga Training on Selected Physical and Performance Variables Among College Handball Players

A.Murugesan; Dr. C. Robert Alexandar

Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Effect of Yoga Training on Selected Physical and Performance Variables Among College Handball Players

A. Murugesan, Dr. C. Robert Alexandar

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of yoga training on selected physical and performance variables among College Handball Players. To achieve the purpose of this study 40 male College Handball Players from Thanjavur District, Trichy District, Ariyalur District and Perambalur District in Tamil Nadu were selected as subjects and their age ranged from 18 to 27 years. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups of twenty each and named as yoga training group and control group. Yoga training group underwent training for six, weeks and control group was not given any training. The physical fitness, variables namely Flexibility, Agility, Speed, Strength and Endurance and performance variables namely overhead pass, Jump shot, and Goal keeping was selected. Analysis of covariance was used to find out the differences among the groups. The results reveal that the yoga training group showed significant improvement on all selected variables among Men College Hand ball players.