Effect of Plyometric Training on Selected Bio-Motor Ability among Grassroot Badminton Players

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the effect of plyometric training on speed and agility among the group of 40 grass-root badminton players from Thoubal and Kakching district of Manipur and the age between 9 to 12 years. The participants were divided into two groups:  the plyometric training group (Group A) and the control group (Group B), each comprising twenty subjects. Group A underwent eight weeks training program, 3 days a week, while (Group B) served as a control with no specific training. Pre- and post-training assessments of speed by using 50-meter dash and agility using Edgren slide step test. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was employed to determine significant differences between the group, with a significance level of 0.05. The result of the study indicates that eight weeks of plyometric training, three days per week, resulted a significant improvement in both speed and agility among grass-root badminton players.