• Dr.S.Arumugam
• Suriya P.

Abstract:The purpose of the study was find out the effect of sprint training on speed and agility among soccer players. To achieve the purpose of this study, 20 men soccer players were randomly selected as subjects from the M.D.T. Hindu College, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India. Their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. The selected participants were randomly divided into two groups such as Group ‘A’ speed training (n=10) and Group ‘B’ acted as control group (n=10). Group ‘A’ underwent speed training for three days per week and each session lasted for an hour for six week period. Control group was not exposed to any specific training but they were participated in regular activities. The data on speed and agility were collected by administering by standardized test items such as 50 mts dash and 6x10m shuttle run tests respectively. The pre and post tests data were collected on selected criterion variables prior to and immediately after the training program. The pre and post-test scores were statistically examined by the Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA) for selected variables. It was concluded that the sprint training group had shown significantly improved in speed and agility. However the control group had not shown any significant improvement on any of the selected variable such as speed and agility.

Sprint Training, Speed, Agility, Soccer Players

"Effect of Sprint Training on Speed and Agility among Soccer Players", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.308-311, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807291.pdf

"Effect of Sprint Training on Speed and Agility among Soccer Players", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp308-311, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807291.pdf