Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Speed, Agility and Quickness (SAQ) training in enhancing selected motor fitness variables among handball players. Thirty (N=30) male handball players aged between 18 and 24 years were selected as subjects for the study. The selected motor fitness variables were speed, explosive leg power, and agility. Speed was measured by the 30-meter dash test, explosive leg power by the standing broad jump test, and agility by the 10-meter shuttle run test. A pre-test was administered before the commencement of the eight-weeks SAQ training programme and a post-test was conducted after completion of the training. The collected data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and paired sample t-test. The results revealed significant improvement in speed and agility among handball players, whereas improvement in explosive leg power was not statistically significant. It was concluded that SAQ training is an effective training method for enhancing selected motor fitness variables of handball players
Key Words: SAQ Training, Motor Fitness, Speed, Agility, Explosive Leg Power, Handball Players.
Author Name: Dr .S.Sujanesh.k Das
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